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Littlemill 21-year-old Second Release — травянистый, солодово-сладкий виски с фруктовыми нотами (яблоко, цитрус, персик, манго), восково-медовыми оттенками и травянисто-пряным финишем. Отзывы сходятся на мягкости и лёгкости, но отмечают недостаток интенсивности и структуры.
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Нос в отзывах описывается как типично «литтлмилловский»: травянистый (солома, сено, свежескошенная трава), с мёдом, солодовой сладостью, печеньем/тестом, ванилью и лёгкой фруктовостью — яблоко, цитрус, персик, манго, дыня, иногда авокадо и лайм. Часть отзывов добавляет восковые, клеевые, картонные и слегка сырные ноты, а также специи, зелёный чай и мяту. Вкус описывают как мягкий, маслянистый и сливочный, с фруктами (цитрус, яблоко, персик, абрикос, манго, ананас), ванилью, солодом и специями — перцем, имбирём, иногда куркумой; встречаются травянистые, горьковатые и дубовые оттенки. Финиш чаще средний или средне-длинный, травянисто-пряный, с фруктами, дубовой горечью, мятой и перцем.
Сравнения с первым релизом в отзывах повторяются: второй релиз описывают как менее фруктовый и более травянисто-восково-медовый, менее интенсивный и «плоский», хотя и сбалансированный. Несколько отзывов отмечают нехватку крепости/структуры и «тонкость» тела, а также высокую цену. При этом часть отзывов называет виски очень лёгким для питья и приятным, с длинным травянисто-фруктовым послевкусием; есть и резко положительные оценки, и единичные негативные.
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Reeds, grass, tatami, immature melon rinds, raw loofah, some camphor wood, fragrant leaves.
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 89
A dangerously drinkable Littlemill, very smooth and certainly representative of the distillery style. Also a worthy official bottling. Lack a little bit of punch maybe, but that's me nitpicking more than anything else.
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| Нос | — | As typical as a Littlemill gets. Very grassy (straw) with honey, grain, cookie dough and cardboard, with a hint of glue. It smells mildly sugared, with red apple and mandarine. Superbly balanced. |
| Вкус | — | The first hit consists of lime, orange, grapefruit and apple. There is a slight dustiness and it is a bit grainy. But overall it is a lovely fruity palate, with a little bit of mint and other herbs. |
| Финиш | — | Long, herbal and fruity. |
нос 92 · вкус 91 · финиш 91
нос 90 · вкус 90 · финиш 89
Beautiful nose, fruit and herbs! Soft and pleasant in the mouth, a bit thin, again herbs on the finish, a bit too short. Good but not outstanding whisky
нос 89 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
(Update Dec 22: having had a couple of old Laphroaigs yesterday and an old Speysider 46yo Maltbarn with lots of tropical fruit flavors, I have to downgrade the whisky by one point today. The profile here remains exciting and unique, but unfortunately it's not nearly as diverse and good as the old stuff. Compared to the 1st release, its aromas are a bit flatter and less special. Still a great profile, but unfortunately not as intense and lively as the 1st release. If you want to compare both releases, I can recommend the two notes from Hs305. You get it perfectly to the point - although I clearly see a little more quality in the overall score, but have to agree in the overall analysis. I really like the profile of both releases, but the 2nd release in particular clearly falls behind the beautiful 1st release.) Phew, it's good, it has a lot of fruit punch and a special profile. 200 euros for the exciting beginnings of an old Lowlander, but it lacks the structure and intensity for more.
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| Нос | 90 | There's a lot of fruit punch and that's one of my favorite aromas and profiles in the whisky. You don't actually find it in current whiskys anymore, at least not in those that have been distilled in the last 25 years. Fresh peaches, sparkling mango, granny smith apples, honeydew melon and light fruit with barley sugar. After 15 minutes a little more honey, wax and more volume. Even in Blenders I hardly find any alcohol and, despite its age, hardly any wood. Only over time do more mature and somewhat heavier aromas emerge. I wouldn't call what comes next spicy, but there's definitely been a change. |
| Вкус | 89 | The palate starts out sweet, and with light, tropical fruits, some vanilla wood from the barrel. Creamy dessert notes and some tannins only at the end. A tingle that reminds me of salty highlanders. The flavors are a little less structured than the 1st release and seem flatter. |
| Финиш | 89 | The mouthfeel is oily, light and voluminous. The finish is medium-long and here one naturally hopes for a little more in the foreplay. The next sips then stick to the palate for a long time. Not particularly intense, but another point more than the first sip. |
Significantly less fruit notes than the 1st release, but more grassy-hayy.
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| Нос | — | Grassy, curry, ripe granny smith apple (very light fruit note) |
| Вкус | — | Hay, turmeric, ginger, oak, light fruit note and slightly bitter |
| Финиш | — | Star fruit (very light fruit notes), light grassiness, light oak bitterness |
Comparing first and second release. Whereas it seems that the first release is more on fruits and a hevay oak backbone, the second one is more on waxy herbs. I like the first one better, this reminded me of an old irish!
нос 90 · вкус 90 · финиш 89
нос 90 · вкус 91 · финиш 91
interesting bottling with a high recognition value - the PLV is indisputable - moon price
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| Нос | 88 | Wood dust with furniture polish, fruity sweet, vanilla, salt pretzels, roasted aromas, cooked pear, honeydew melon, rust, lemon |
| Вкус | 87 | Gum, mint, pepper, ginger, oak, vanilla cream, cheesecake, apricot, pineapple, lemon, bitter grapefruit peel, autumn leaves, sage, thyme |
| Финиш | 87 | exotic fruity - vanilla, creamy, tart woody notes, just medium - pepper, wax and woody aromas remain very long - slightly bissl in the finish |
нос 89 · вкус 91 · финиш 89
2nd half of the sample: 92/91/90/91
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
definitive apricots on the palate.
Light floral tones, apples and dried apricots, linden honey, with a density that I would like to increase.
Littlemill 21 years - Second Release, 47% alc. Original bottling (2014). Expansion: No information Nose: Avocados and peaches, some lime juice. In addition, there are craft glue, coconut milk and a nice caramel note. In the background are green peppers and a bit of dry hay meadow, followed by fresh tobacco. After a few minutes, the more fruity aromas evaporate and make way for various spices, which are embedded in honey and beeswax. Finish: Medium length and rather dry. Confirms the palate, the spices and the oak take back a little and mix pleasantly with the fruit and herbal aromas. Conclusion: If this distillery had stored the whisky for more than 12 years during its lifetime, we would still be able to enjoy such great bottlings today. Unfortunately, Littlemill is no more, but if you get the chance, you definitely have to try this bottling. 90/100 points (2021)
90/89/88/89
Herbs, green plants, mint green tea, lotus seed heart.
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 87
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| Нос | — | Grass, honey, butterscotch, grain cooky, lime, lime, malt sugar and vanilla. Then apple and orange. |
| Вкус | — | Blood orange, grapefruit, grain cooky, apple and caramel. |
| Финиш | — | Toffee, grain, grapefruit and cocoa. |
нос 86 · вкус 88 · финиш 89
нос 90 · вкус 91 · финиш 92
nA perfect old bottle
нос 91 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
нос 90 · вкус 91 · финиш 91
I'm a fan of Littlemill (" Noooon, really? Ha well, we did not notice !! "), and yet this one is only the 3rd official (after the 12 years and the 25 years) that I taste . And he is completely in the usual markers that I know and love. It's very good all the time. Too bad the price is prohibitive and prohibitive.
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| Нос | — | Immediately, I recognize Littlemill and what I like in the products of this distillery: basket of white fruits and yellow cut fine and juicy. Hyper fruity all along, and hyper greedy. A very light floral and sweet malted cabbage in the background, but they struggle to compete with the fruity that dominates everything. |
| Вкус | — | Here too, it continues. Fruit on every floor, always juicy and greedy. In syrup, compote, in all the greedy and sweet forms. A fine pinch of spicy plant after a while, slightly green, which brings a bit of freshness. |
| Финиш | — | The fresh and menthol plant is more assertive at this level. The fruity remains, nevertheless, always well present. Dry malt sneaks too. |
нос 91 · вкус 90 · финиш 90
One of the most interesting whiskys i´ve ever tried and my favourite Littlemill! It's a shame that the Littlemill distillery no longer exists. This whisky is the last Littlemill that was bottled after 21 years of maturation. The stylish wooden black box is uniquely!
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| Нос | 95 | typical Littlemill. It smells lightly sugared, very grassy (straw) with honey, cookie dough, avocado, peach, grain and cardboard with hints of glue. |
| Вкус | 94 | first citrus fruits like lime, orange, grapefruit, but also apple, a little menthol and spicy herbal notes. |
| Финиш | 93 | very long, tart and fruity. |
Grassy manure.
нос 86 · вкус 85 · финиш 87
Best whisky ever. So smooth and flavorful.
As enjoyable as overpriced
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
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| Нос | 89 | Sweet grassy butter, vanilla, barley sweetness, mild fruitiness with apple, apricot and peach, green tea, some wood dust and mint in the background. |
| Вкус | 89 | Oily and buttery, vanilla cookies, cereal, apple, dried apricot, mango, a slight pineapple, clear pepperiness, ginger. |
| Финиш | 87 | Short to medium: vanilla, some remaining peach and apricot, cereal grains, pepper, ginger, ending with bitterish wood dust. |
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 90
нос 91 · вкус 92 · финиш 91
[December 2022] If you had asked whisky connoisseurs about twenty years ago "Which one of the closed distilleries do you miss least?" there was a fair chance they replied "Littlemill" instantly - because Littlemill both lacked an interesting profile and a good spirit's quality (except for very few bottlings from the sixties). Hence, no one cared about Littlemill when it fell silent and Littlemill bottlings were offered very cheap (less than 30 Euro) on the market for decades. This all changed when the collectors and investors discovered Littlemill, which all of a sudden rose to a star in the modern whisky scene. Is this justified? The only way to answer this question is to try some newer and highly praised Littlemill releases... ...and tonight I do a head-to-head of the first edition ("1st") and the second edition ("2nd") of the very pricey 21-year-old Littlemill. Interestingly, the profiles of the two editions are quite different with 1st offering a fruity sixties-alike profile while 2nd comes across with a more eighties-leaned waxy-honeyed flavours mix. Both are enjoyable to drink, but according to my taste buds (which are compromised by many excellent old-style drams of the past) of an average-only quality. One of the reasons for that is simply the low quality of the spirit's texture, resulting in a rather below-average mouthfeel and finish. By the way, this was the main reason why blenders never bought Littlemill in bigger quantities and this distillery had to close, finally.
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| Нос | 89 | The 2nd is a notch darker at old gold than the 1st at yellow gold. The noses are different too, with the 1st being more fruitier than the 2nd which is more waxy and slightly cheesy (Camembert). The 1st reminds me more of the Littlemill profile of the sixties while the 2nd is certainly an eighties profile. Guess what I like better? For sure the fruitier and more delicate nose of the 1st edition, and to be honest: I find the 2nd's nose rather average only of both limited complexity and attractiveness. Unfortunately, the nose of 1st looses steam upon breathing (so hurry up nosing) while 2nd stays as it is without adding additional impressions upon oxidation. |
| Вкус | 87 | Same on the palate: 1st offers a delicate and very fruity profile which indeed reminds a little of the great sixties Bowmore (and others), so I guess they added an older cask from the sixties to this batch (maybe one that fell underproof). The taste of 2nd is much simpler with predominantly waxes, honeys and barley sugars; and after some chewing shy fruits. Both drams are free of flaws or imbalances, hence very quaffable. Personally I prefer the more subtle and interesting profile of the 1st edition again. |
| Финиш | 87 | The mouthfeel of the 1st is rather thin without significant coating effects, 2nd is a little better with a warming and coating feeling and some fine peppery moments. Both show no distracting moments neither in the mouthfeel nor during the finish. Both finishes are of medium length without adding significant new impressions. Water releases nice chalky-mineral aromas both in the nose and on the palate of first, I like it both neat and a little reduced to 43% abv. 2nd turns a little spicier upon reduction, again both in the nose and on the palate. Here I prefer the reduced version at about 40% abv. |
Orange, fruity, soft with a slightly spicy finish. Perfect taste.
нос 91 · вкус 90 · финиш 90
Absolutely wonderful, the embodiment of Littlemillness. Soft yet not weak, and irresistibly delicious without any excess glue as some LMs have. Quite a lot of tropical fruit here, almost like an old Bowmore sans peat :)
Oh well. Very nice, but not anymore. There are many much finer, more harmonious, more fruity Littlemills than this one. At least enjoyed pure. If you give it water, it will be much more pleasant and aromatic. For compelling with water to enjoy. The price and thus the PLV are a really bad joke ...
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| Нос | 90 | Vanilla, freshly mown grass, some undergrowth, a fine flowery. The typical white grapefruit behind, mango and peach. Fine, rather restrained. With water: more expressive and fruity (peach, apricot, mango), hay. |
| Вкус | 88 | Starts round, and briefly fruity; but then comes quickly a clear dominant peppery sharpness quite brutal high. The typical Littlemill fruitiness can only be guessed in the background. Peach, spices, undergrowth. Girbst aromatic not really much price pure. With water: much rounder and more harmonious, so more fruit comes through, opens up nicely. Still spicy and a bit peppery, but the balance is right. |
| Финиш | 89 | The typical, exotic Littlemill fruitiness is clearly present here. Ginger, hay, mango, white grapefruit. Balanced, but quite short. With water: more open, expressive, much fruity. Ends spicy. |
Unfortunately, more than once in the glass is too much!
91.5
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| Нос | 95 | Yeast dough, sponge cake soaked in coffee, fresh fruit, peaches, grass, vanilla, a bit of apple, mango, melon |
| Вкус | 92 | Vanilla biscuits, a bit of pepper, mild, fresh, oak, dark chocolate, lots of fresh orchard fruit, ginger, mango |
| Финиш | 89 | Medium, pleasant, fresh, exotic fruit, chocolate |
нос 89 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
нос 92 · вкус 92 · финиш 91
нос 90 · вкус 92 · финиш 90
нос 89 · вкус 91 · финиш 91
Lots of yellow fruits on the nose, less grassy than expected. Great creamy oily feeling in the mouth with tropical fruits
нос 90 · вкус 91 · финиш 91
Compared to the first release, more "sugary" and herbal. A little bitterness and spiciness. Went worse than the first release, but in balance.
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| Нос | — | Linden Blossom, Hay and Lemon Mint Green Tea |
| Вкус | — | Light, rounded, vanilla, dry oak plank, grassy and slightly spicy |
| Финиш | — | The finish is closer to a long one, mint and black pepper. |
Comments LMDW: Littlemill 21 years old 2nd release is a fresh and gourmet whisky. On the nose , it is fruity and nutty. On the palate , fruits are in the spotlight (pear, melon, lemon, lychee, apricot), complemented by syrupy notes (honey) and peppermint. The finish is long, on vanilla and candied lemon.
Very typical Littlemill of course. Tasted it in direct comparison to a cadenhead cask strenght bottling. The cadenhead was better from my opinion. Probably the lack of strength is the "problem" at this one.
Nose 23, taste 22, finish 23, balance 22
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 90
http://www.weinkenner.de/2014/littlemill-21y-die-beiden-black-dumpy-bottles-2012-2014-kopf-an-kopf-33806/ Color: straw yellow Nose: Lime juice and avocados, sweet cotton candy, juice of pickled canned citrus fruits, honey and again (preserving) gum in the background. To the lemon juice comes a light cinnamon touch, vanilla sugar, caramel and again green aromas. Taste: Sweet and fruity (lime and lychees) starting, but directly salty and bitter. Licorice, "After Eight" miniature leaves, fresh peppermint, various herbs, pine needles and forest notes are present in the taste. Dry and spicy continuing. Finish: Long - very herbaceous and tart with a light fruit base and some oak. Now salty and green, fresh notes of eucalyptus, lemon balm, sage and peppermint. The fruity and woody approaches have no chance at the end due to the powerful and fresh herbal dominance. Herb and fresh fading away (Fishermen's Friend). 88 points (nose: 89 / taste: 86 / finish: 88)
Tasting Notes: https://whiskycuse.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/littlemill-21-yo-second-release-ob-2014/
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
нос 91 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
нос 90 · вкус 90 · финиш 91
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