Croftengea 2007

Archives, just in case you ignore it, is the label launched by Whiskybase, in addition to their “usual” join bottlings. Croftengea is part of The Fishes of Samoa and comes from the Loch Lomond distillery (name of the lake in the Scottish Highlands).

Nose: Hey… A peated Loch Lomond, that will be my first.  Earthy notes first but also slightly grassy… rather hay actually. Saline notes come next, with smoke, also present but not in the foreground.

Mouth: A peat well present, not as much and in the same way as in an Islay, the smoke is for example not as invasive and acrid than with an Ardbeg. But this whisky is however strong in the mouth, as can be an Islay, with a smoke more present than with the nose. In fact it is not an Islay but it looks like in some aspects. You follow me? Well I understand myself, it’s not so bad 😐 After the peat, we got some light notes of vanilla.

Finish: Only the smoke persists, with length. But, i have to say that Islay whiskies have sometimes a tendency to numb my palate. Ho wait, that’s right, it’s not an Islay.

Note: 81/100

A whisky that is not easy to abord in fact, and to give a note to. It lacks a little subtleties, or it’s my palate that can not catch them. Not really my cup of tea in fact, it also plays … Anyway, thank you for the sample Whiskeybase!

You can find it on the Whiskybase e-shop for around 60€ (limited edition of 312 bottles).