MacNair's 21 Year Old Lum Reek | Peated Blended Malt WhiskyBlended Malt Scotch WhiskyBottled By: Glenallachie Distillers 70cl 48% MacNair's is the premium spirits arm of Billy Walker's Glenallachie Distillers, and they are really upping the ante with their latest high class blended malts and rums. This 21 year old Lum Reek won World's Best Blended Malt at the 2020 World Whisky Awards, and scored a massive 96 points at the International Wine and Spirits Competition. MacNair's 21 year old Lum Reek peated

picking up a delightfully deep golden colour and no doubt plenty of fresh oak flavours

This practice was originally used by farm distillers who wanted to access the grain's starch to kick start the fermentation process and impart more floral and earthy flavours with the malted rye

1990 was something of a benchmark year for Laphroaig and this refill hogshead bottled in 2014 by Hunter Laing at 24 years of age looks likely to be up there with the best

following the success of their outstanding M*c*ll*ns

Country Scotland Region Speyside Distilled Year 1989 Bottling Year 2018 Age 28 Limited Edition Yes Bottles Produced 528 Cask Type Refill American Hogsheads Bottle Size 70cl ABV 46

Finish: Very smooth and sweetly complex

Skill and loving care have produced for decades a distinctive pure malt whisky which is appreciated by whisky connoisseurs all over the world

The 21-year-old has long been one of the flagship bottlings for this iconic brand

If this is anything like the quality of previous releases from this vintage then this should be a stunner

Bottled in 2015 as a limited edition for the distillery's Wood Finishes series

And compared to so many other official 40yo bottlings these days

a soul-warming satisfaction