Loch Lomond Single Grain

Loch Lomond is perhaps the most versitle distillery actually producing for the market, they do everything from unpeated to grain whisky and they do it well. They also do it oddly, no stranger to breaking the rules this grain whisky is 100% malted barley whisky distilled on the same Coffey still as the Nikka coffey malt. In all honestly there's not much between the two, except for price where the Lomond offering comes in at about half the price of the Nikka. Expect one of the most flavourful and unusual grain whiskies on the market! Although this is an unusual grain whisky this is perhaps the best introduction to what grain whisky can and should be for a beginner. Partly because it contrasts so obviously to a single malt and partly because it's relatively cheap but very drinkable. Most grain whiskies aren't especially enjoyable until they're well into their teens and considerably more expensive. This is a great way to understand the difference between pot still and column distilation without buying a bottle you don't really want to drink. As an alternative you might enjoy a bottle of Brewdogs Uncle Duke's