Spearhead Single Grain

Matured in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in a unique combination of infrared and fire toasted virgin American oak barrels. Copper in colour. The bouquet shows violet floral notes, dark berries, vanilla pods, caramel and dark chocolate The palate is velvety with notes of red apple with lime citrus, vanilla fudge and light brown sugar. Long, smooth and sweet with melted brown sugar on the finish.

The first site of the former Loch Lomond Distillery dates back to 1814, sited at the north end of Loch Lomond near Tarbet (known as Tarbat). Sadly in the old days relatively few paper records were kept and the closing date of this Distillery remains unclear. A product of the 1960s distillery building boom, Loch Lomond was built in ’66 by a joint partnership between Duncan Thomas, the American owner of [now demolished] Littlemill, and Chicago-based Barton Brands. The American firm took full control in 1971, but closed it in 1984 when that boom turned to bust. It passed into the hands of Inver House the year after, before they flipped it to Glen Catrine Bonded Warehouse Ltd in 1986. The firm added Glen Scotia to its portfolio in 1994. Loch Lomond grew to become the most flexible – and arguably the most innovative – distillery in Scotland.