@LochLomondMalts release a pair of bottles (and usually some special editions) for each Open Golf Tournament.
I've reviewed previous Open Golf releases here and last year's here. This review is concentrating on the 2024 OSE release which was finished in Chardonnay wine casks. but for completeness here's a little info on the OCC release first.
Distillery info:
2000 24yo 152nd Royal Troon
"Distilled at Loch Lomond in the year 2000 in our remarkable stills. This whisky has been taken at a range of collection strengths to create a complex whisky that showcases our capability in distilling and our unrivalled ability to impact flavour.
This 24 year old whisky celebrates every Open championship from the 1st ever at Prestwick back in 1860, through to the 152nd Open this year at Royal Troon. The Open Course Collection Single Malt Whisky has been crafted by Michael Henry our Master Blender, starting its maturation journey in American Oak barrels and hogsheads, with an additional finish in the finest Manzanilla butts from Jerez, creating a whisky with the signature style of fruit, honey and soft smoke found in Loch Lomond Single Malt Whisky.
The Manzanilla sherry finish creates an additional rich nuttiness and salted caramel layer on our signature style, creating a whisky that has notes of baked apple, nutmeg, lime, cinnamon, with hints of marzipan and toasted oak on the finish.
The Open Course Collection single malt is bottled at 47.1%, non-chill filtered with natural colour to keep things just as nature intended."
Distillery info:
"Michael Henry, our Master Blender, has crafted this expression with Colin Montgomerie to explore the influence of aromatic and luscious French Chardonnay casks on the Loch Lomond signature style.
A range of casks are hand-selected for finishing in 1st fill Chardonnay wine casks to complement our signature distillery style with additional depth of flavour. These exceptional Chardonnay wine casks help craft a subtle whisky that has notes of honey blossom, vibrant orchard fruit and toasted oak that
perfectly complements the soft smoke on the finish.
Non chill-filtered, bottled at 46% and presented in a carton bearing Colin Montgomerie's signature."
Year | Open Special Edition | Open Course Collection |
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2024 Blue Box |
NAS 46% Ex-bourbon Chardonnay wine finish | 152nd Royal Troon 2000 24yo 47.1% Manzanilla finish |
2023 Black Box |
NAS 46% Ex-bourbon Rioja wine finish |
151st Royal Liverpool 2000 22yo 48.2% Organic Barley / Organic American Oak |
2022 Blue box |
NAS 46% American Oak, Claret Finish |
150th St Andrews 22yo 48.2% Haut-Medoc Claret Barriques finish |
2021 Red box |
NAS 46% Ex-bourbon 3 types American oak casks, Virgin Oak finish |
149th Royal St Georges (Darren Clarke) 20yo 50.2% English Virgin Oak finish |
2020 Grey tube |
12yo 46% American refill oak. Chardonnay Wine Yeast fermentation |
None |
2019 Green box |
NAS 46% 3 types of American Oak |
148th Royal Portrush (Darren Clarke) 19yo 50.3% Claret finish |
2018 Blue box |
NAS 46% Ex-bourbon. 30% Chardonnay Wine Yeast |
147th Carnoustie 1999 19yo 47.2% refill American Oak |
Year | Name | ABV | Age | Cask |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | The Open Special Edition 2018 (30% CWY) | 46% | NAS | Ex-bourbon |
The Open Course Collection 147th Carnoustie |
47.2% | 19 | Ex-bourbon | |
1999 Vintage Autograph Edition | 50.8% | 19 | Ex-bourbon | |
Single Cask #1912 (Colin Montgomerie) | 51.2% | 14 | Ex-bourbon | |
Single Cask #7 (TR) | 57.7% | 10 | Ex-bourbon | |
2019 | The Open Special Edition 2019 | 46% | NAS | Ex-bourbon |
The Open Course Collection 148th Royal Portrush (Darren Clarke) |
50.3% | 19 | Claret finish | |
Three Wood Matured (Colin Montgomerie) | 46.3% | 25 | Limousin & ex-oloroso finish | |
2002 Vintage (Cristie Kerr) | 48.14% | 17 | Pinot Noir finish | |
Inchmurrin 2008 (TR) | 55.8% | 10 | Ex-bourbon | |
2020 | (No Open held this year) | |||
The Open Special Edition 2020 (12yo CWY) | 46% | 12 | Ex-bourbon | |
European Tour - Wales Open & Celtic Classic (2006) | 52.3% | 13 | HP Ex-oloroso finish | |
European Tour - UK Championship (2006) | 53.4% | 13 | HP Tawny Port finish | |
European Tour - English Championship (2006) | 55.2% | 13 | Rum finish | |
European Tour - The Hero Open Forest of Arden (2006) | 54.7% | 13 | Sauternes finish | |
European Tour - British Masters (2006) | 55.1% | 13 | Limousin finish | |
2021 | The Open Special Edition 2021 | 46% | NAS | Partial American Virgin Oak finish |
The Open Course Collection 149th Royal St Georges (Darren Clarke) |
50.2% | 20 | English Virgin Oak finish | |
Lee Westwood 1st Edition 1996 25yo Single Cask |
55.3% | 25 | Refill American oak | |
2022 | The Open Special Edition 2022 | 46% | NAS | Claret Red Wine finish |
The Open Course Collection 150th St. Andrew's |
48.2% | 22 | Haut-Medoc Claret Barriques finish | |
Exclusive Cask Limited Edition (150th St Andrews) | 52.8% | 29 | Japanese Mizunara Finish | |
Lee Westwood 2nd Edition 1995 26yo Single Cask |
52.8% | 26 | Refill American oak | |
Louis Oosthuizen 12yo | 46% | 12 | Ex-bourbon | |
Royal Troon Edition | 46% | 10 | Ex-bourbon | |
Carnoustie Edition | 46% | 10 | Ex-bourbon | |
Royal Birkdale Edition | 46% | 10 | Ex-bourbon | |
Royal Liverpool Edition | 46% | 10 | Ex-bourbon | |
Royal St George's Edition | 46% | 10 | Ex-bourbon | |
Royal Lytham Edition | 46% | 10 | Ex-bourbon | |
2023 | The Open Special Edition 2023 | 46% | NAS | Spanish Rioja Alta Reserva casks |
The Open Course Collection 151st Royal Liverpool | 48.2% | 22 | Organic Barley / Organic American Oak | |
1998 25yo Single Cask | 43.2% | 25 | Oloroso finish | |
2024 | The Open Special Edition 2024 | 46% | NAS | Chardonnay Wine Cask finish |
The Open Course Collection 152nd Royal Troon |
47.1% | 24 | Manzanilla finish | |
1995 29yo Single Cask | 47.8% | 29 | French Sauternes cask finish | |
Lee Westwood 3rd Edition 1997 24yo Single Cask | 51.6% | 24 | Refill American bourbon | |
AIG Women’s Open | 58.9% | 8 | Rivesaltes Hogsheads finish |
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