Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition 152th Royal Troon Single Malt Scotch Whisky Chardonnay Barrel Finished champagne-club The wine carries a marine

The wine carries a marine inflection that's distinctive in his lineup

which is commonly distilled three times

A blend of 13 botanicals including gentian

concentrated fruit easily molded into Mee's vin de garde style

but those who know them prize them as some of the purest expressions of village and vineyard you can find

Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition 152th Royal Troon Single Malt Scotch Whisky Chardonnay Barrel Finished champagne-club The wine carries a marineA single malt finished in Chardonnay barrels, which is rarer than it sounds. Loch Lomond puts out one of these every year for The Open, and this is the Royal Troon bottling: master blender Michael Henry married four different malts, matured them first in American oak, then moved the whole thing into first fill Chardonnay wine barrels. Those casks do exactly what you'd hope, bringing blossom honey, lemon and green apple while lifting the orchard fruit