Critics reviews
Light and shy to start with. A bit sharp. Lemon zest. Then moves to sweet, delicate fruit. Lemon meringue pie. A whiff of sea-breeze.
Palate
Grassy, dessert-like with a contrasting note of pleasant sourness. Chewy. Spices burst out quite energetically. Ginger.
Finish
Long-lasting. Spicy dryness.
Comment
A bit restrained initially, then unveils a charming vibrant sweetness. Well-balanced.
Martine Nouet - Whisky Magazine Issue 27 Nose
Light and very fresh, almost a sea breeze nose. With water, a delicious perfume: cut grass, daffodil, green apple. Delicate with a whisper (Wispa?) of chocolate.
Palate
Delicate with jasmine, tangerine and a lightly liquorous texture. Slightly acidic.
Finish
Tart and clean. A little short.
Comment
The freshest malt you could wish for. Perfume and appetising.
Dave Broom - Whisky Magazine Issue 27
About this SPIRIT
Inchgower Distillery, Speyside
Inchgower distillery was built in 1871 to replace Tochineal distillery but it was liquidated in 1903. Buckie Council purchased the concern in 1936 and ownership was transferred to Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd in 1938 (now part of Diageo).
The distillery is classified as Speyside, yet it is a long way from the region on the Moray Firth, near the fishing port of Buckie. Stylistically it evokes little of the elegant, fragrant Speyside character, it is rather more like a coastal malt. The single malt displays a salty, assertive flavour uncharacteristic of the region. The body is smooth, sweet and malty and the finish dry, delivering the final saltiness.
Just 1% of the production is sold as single malt, the remaining part being used in the Bell's (mainly), and Johnnie Walker.
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Inchgower lies close to the town of Buckie on the Speyside coast. The whisky displays a salty, assertive flavour uncharacteristic of the region. The body is smooth, sweet and malty and the finish dry, delivering the final saltiness.
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