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Inchmoan 12 Year Old Peated Single Malt

Inchmoan 12 Year Old Peated Single Malt

7.8 /10
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Distillery: Loch Lomond
Type: Scotch
Age: 12 Years
ABV: 46%
Price: £38

Tasting Notes

Nose

Gentle peat smoke with a slight medicinal element. Sweet vanilla, toasted oak, a hint of mint. The peat is present but not aggressive — campfire-like rather than industrial.

Palate

Spicy opening — black pepper and cinnamon. Layers of toffee develop to balance. Stewed apple, pear, citrus layer with sweet medicinal peat. Fruitier notes arrive on the finish. A gentle, Highland approach to peat.

Finish

Fruity with lingering smoke. The peat softens into something gentle and warming.

Inchmoan 12 Year Old is Loch Lomond's peated expression — named for one of the islands in the loch, using the distillery's unique ability to produce both peated and unpeated spirit from the same site. Matured in three types of American oak — bourbon, refill and recharred — at 46% without chill filtration.

The peat is gentle by design. Inchmoan is not an Islay-style peat bomb but a softer, sweeter, Highland interpretation of smoke. The campfire-like peat is balanced by toffee sweetness and orchard fruit, creating an approachable peated whisky for drinkers who find Islay too intense.

At £38 for a twelve-year-old peated single malt at 46%, Inchmoan offers genuine value. The gentle smoke, the Highland fruit and the honest presentation create a peated whisky that works as both an introduction to smoke and an everyday dram for peat fans seeking something lighter. One of Scotland's most affordable and accessible peated malts.

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Duncan Cairns
Duncan Cairns
Senior Whisky Reviewer

Duncan has spent two decades judging Scotch whisky at competitions from the International Wine & Spirit Competition to the World Whiskies Awards, developing a palate that prizes balance and terroir ab...

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