tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8677137664295666158..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Littlemills for my little girl: Littlemill 20 year old 1992 ArchivesMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-87315295002766663672014-05-22T21:40:51.212-04:002014-05-22T21:40:51.212-04:00Yeah, I agree with you on all of this. The oldest ...Yeah, I agree with you on all of this. The oldest distillery claims are now just marketing tools, see Bushmills' 1608 tale.<br /><br />I have a few Bladnoch samples (UD era) here, so I'll need to do a week of those someday. I've liked the Bladnochs I've tried but don't have a firm opinion on them yet. I'd LOVE to do a St. Mag week someday. And, as you mentioned, indie Rosebanks are nowhere to be seen anymore. I wonder if Diageo bought back other people's casks. It took me only seven sentences to blame Diageo for something.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-53240403628012864372014-05-21T20:39:25.317-04:002014-05-21T20:39:25.317-04:00Older Bladnoch (like the kind made by UD) tends to...Older Bladnoch (like the kind made by UD) tends to fall under that Lowlands stereotype. Too bad the distillery is going through some issues. I'm hoping Daftmill will also go for that style once they start releasing some whisky. Littlemill certainly doesn't have the same reputation as Rosebank or St. Magdalene (a distillery I really want to try) but I'm sure that reputation will build when both those closed distilleries run out of stock. In fact, I haven't seen any Rosebanks on the shelves lately even though it was closed a year before Littlemill. Surely Diageo plans on doing something with those stocks.<br /><br />I typically don't pay too much attention toward oldest distillery claims. Glenturret is technically a 20th Century facility built on top of an older distillery (Hosh Distillery) dating to 1775. Rosebank also claimed to be founded in 1773 but the historical record is really spotty from that period.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215982348779717643noreply@blogger.com