Littlemill, as I’ve mentioned before, isn’t one of my favourite distilleries. There has been a terrific one in the Usquebaugh Society’s Blind Tasting Competition, but that is, by far, the best one I’ve ever had. Most of them are too like wheat porridge with a blast of alcohol. Not my favourite style, so to say.

Nose:
Light and flowery at first. Soon I also get some crushed plant stems (the green stuff). A little fruit is added to the mix and some gentle vanilla is present as well. A lot of things going on.

Taste:
Pretty sharp, but still light in profile. Pepper for sure. Maybe a bit thin on the palate. It does move forward to show a bit more fruit, but rather indistinguishable.

Finish:
A lot more fruit than this dram initially displayed, but quite mixed and hard to pin down which kinds. The finish is very good, spicy and dry but with loads of fruit running around.

Not my best notes, but it was a pretty hard to pin down whisky. It goes in several directions and while I really enjoy the wakening fruitiness that starts slowly and gradually takes over the profile of the dram, I do think it is a bit thin and maybe a bit too light at first.

Littlemill 1990-2010, 19 years old, SMWS (USA), ‘Dreamy drammie’, 55.6%, used to cost around € 95 when it came out 2 years ago.