Inchgower 1980 (Maltbarn)

I tried one Inchgower 1980 so far ( TWA Sea Life series ) and I really didin’t like it. Luckily I also had excellent 1974 – 1975 expressions, including from the same bottler Maltbarn . Also, this 1980 was bottled from a bourbon cask whereas the other one was from a sherry cask.

As you know, most of these rare casks are sold in larger parcels and distributed among independent bottlers. Most of the independent Inchgowers I know were bottled around 2010-2012. It suits Maltbarn that they’re trying to hold back such casks once in a while, in order to...