Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition 152th Royal Troon Single Malt Scotch Whisky Chardonnay Barrel Finished champagne-club but those who know them

but those who know them prize them as some of the purest expressions of village and vineyard you can find

For those who've been following South Africa's wine renaissance

concentrated fruit easily molded into Mee's vin de garde style

Base distillate made from neutral grain

this unoaked wine proves that purity of fruit needs no oak to captivate

Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition 152th Royal Troon Single Malt Scotch Whisky Chardonnay Barrel Finished champagne-club but those who know themA single malt finished in Chardonnay barrels, which is rarer than it sounds. Loch Lomond puts out one of these every year for The Open, and this is the Royal Troon bottling: master blender Michael Henry married four different malts, matured them first in American oak, then moved the whole thing into first fill Chardonnay wine barrels. Those casks do exactly what you'd hope, bringing blossom honey, lemon and green apple while lifting the orchard fruit