The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 1970 29 Years Single Malt Whisky

Glenlochy 1970 SV

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society

United Kingdom

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Whisky Information

Age
29 years
ABV
57.2%
Volume
50 ml
Category
Single Malt Whisky
Distillery
Glenlochy
Distillation Year
30.10.1970
Bottling Year
15.08.2000

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Lowest Price:€973.72(2023-12-29)

Tasting Notes & Reviews

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Whiskyspace Notes 1479

Whiskyspace Notes 1479

Jun 5, 2026, 17:41:47

倒杯里是淡淡的金色,哈,还挺好看。凑近闻,有种清新的海风味儿,像是海边散步时闻到的那种带点咸味的空气,混着一些黄色小野花和被踩碎的草叶的气息,挺特别的。 喝起来嘛,酒体感觉油油的、厚厚,有点像热蜂蜜水里滴了几滴橄榄油那种质感。味道上很有趣,海盐和蜂蜜甜交织在一起,还夹杂着一点类似机油或者旧工具箱的金属感,但不讨厌,反而让人想起老车库里的某种熟悉味道。有点像是把药膏、茶树油和煮过花的瓶底水混在一起的复杂感。 后劲挺足的,有点冲,但很扎实。尾韵很长,嘴里留下的是蜡质感和矿物质的感觉,还有点嚼劲,就像喝了一口咸味的燕麦粥。整体风格很强悍,有种粗粝又迷人的西高地性格,需要点耐心去琢磨。

Whiskyspace Notes 1388

Whiskyspace Notes 1388

Jun 3, 2026, 13:17:14

Pale gold colour, nose got this tang of seawater mixed with clay and a bit of a toolbox vibe. Funny, but it works. 🌊 Then there’s salted honey, some exotic fruit hints way back, and something kinda animalistic. Cooking oils and vase water? Yeah, I get that. 🧀 Big and chewy in the mouth. That distillate-derived fatness coats everything. Feels… mechanical, but in a good way. Good length on the finish, tea tree oil pops up, super waxy. It’s a challenging west highland style, you can feel the potency. Hints of yellow flowers, highly mineral, like crushed white stone. The fatness and richness are real, punchy olive oil and honey mixed right in. Got this medical stuff and ointment vibe going on too. Hugely characterful. Putty and shoe polish on the tail, with crushed green herbs. Filtered through sheep wool? I can almost taste those sheep wool oils in the chewiness. Powerful stuff, extremely scarce feeling even in the glass. 👍

Whiskyspace Notes 1310

Whiskyspace Notes 1310

Jun 1, 2026, 12:25:33

Right then, tried a proper west highland dram tonight. First whiff was like a garage mechanic's toolbox left open near a flower shop – oily metal, a hint of shoe polish, and these crushed yellow stems underneath. Took a sip and... crikey. It's got this thick, oily mouthfeel, like honey mixed with olive oil. A tang of sea salt cuts through, almost like porridge laced with seawater. Then there's this surprising, faint taste of vase water and something putty-like. The finish is long, with echoes of green herbs and a whiff of something animalistic. Really challenges you. Not a casual Tuesday night whisky, that's for sure. 🧐

Whiskyspace Notes 1302

Whiskyspace Notes 1302

May 28, 2026, 07:33:02

Just had a dram of this, and first off, it's incredibly mineral and oily – like a real Clynelish of the West vibe. There's this fatness and richness that coats the mouth, super waxy. I'm getting a tang of seawater and a hint of tea tree oil, almost medicinal but in a good way. 🤔 It reminds me of garages and something mechanical, yet there's a line between mechanical and rustic, with crushed flower stems and yellow flowers peeking through. The chewiness and good length make it last, while punchy olive oil and honey mixed with olive oil give it a chewy, cooking oils feel. Superbly waxy and hugely characterful, with an animalistic edge and a west highland accent that's totally charming. 😊

Whiskyspace Notes 1293

Whiskyspace Notes 1293

May 27, 2026, 13:53:06

Just poured myself a glass of this West Highland style dram... wow. The colour is like pale gold with a slight oily sheen. On the nose, it's immediately... punchy. Get a big whiff of olive oil mixed with honey, but underneath there's something distinctly mineral, like wet clay and white stone. A bit of that shoe polish note, and a very strange but intriguing toolbox vibe, almost metallic. There's a savoury, coastal thing going on too, a real tang of seawater. First sip is... chewy. Superbly waxy texture coats the mouth. The taste is huge and characterful – that fatness and richness hits you, like porridge laced with sea salt and honey. There are these surprising hints of crushed green herbs and tea tree oil cutting through, with a wisp of yellow flowers and something almost animalistic, like sheep wool oils. It's a big, powerful, rustic whisky, no doubt. The finish goes on forever, leaving this savoury, oily impression. A little hint of medicine and putty lingers. It's certainly not a gentle dram – feels challenging, almost mechanical in its delivery. A massively characterful West Highland accent through and through. 😉

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