Whisky I've Drank: Loch Lomond Signature Blended Scotch Whisky

By hs305
I just did a private tour of Loch Lomond distillery, one of the very last sites I have not been in the stillhouse so far. The tour was done very professionally by Ibon and clarified a lot of my questions about this fascinating distillery that produces so many different styles of whisky under one roof. So this is a good reason to do some reviews of their current product range.
This single blended whisky is composed of mainly 4-5 year old whiskies all produced by the different stills of Loch Lomond distillery. These are traditional grain whiskies made of around 90 per cent wheat and 10 per cent malted barley and distilled in large Coffey stills at a detached building + single grain whisky made from 100 per cent malted barley and distilled in a small pair of Coffey stills located in the same stillhouse as the pot stills + malt whisky produced in very special Lomond stills with 17 plates installed at different places in the stills neck to allow variable cut-off points + malt whisky produced in very traditional pot stills. These whiskies mature in both freshly re-charred and refilled bourbon casks before vatted and finished in an oloroso solera process.
The nose is quite light on grassy grainy and some sherry aromas. Not so much of the malt here, just some hints of barley sugars. The arrival on the palate is smooth with some peppers developing later. The taste is again very smooth and adds some more malty flavours to the mix, notably chocolate and nutty aromas. The finish is short and sweet, now the barley sugars are much more present. All in all a nice blend for all that love light and easy-going drams without spikes and "oompf". Not too bad...