Royal Lochnagar – 16 Year Old 2021 Special Release (70cl, 57.5%)

Royal Lochnagar – 16 Year Old 2021 Special Release is a whisky from Royal Lochnagar (Highland). Aged 16 years, bottled at 57.5% ABV, 70cl. Founder of the original Lochnagar distillery, James Robertson clearly had a few foes in the business as competitors burned it down and - after Robertson built a new distillery - the second subsequently suffered the same fate. Lochnagar managed to establish a greater amount of luck and success when in 1845, John Begg built his ‘New Lochnagar’ which gained a rare Royal Warrant only a few years later. This was no doubt aided by Begg’s friendship with the Royal family: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their eldest children were even treated to the first tour of a distillery. Royal Lochnagar remains Diageo’s smallest distillery and plays an important role in Johnnie Walker Blue Label and it’s the signature malt of Windsor, the best-selling Scotch blend in South Korea.