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SMWS 122.90: Loch Lomond (Croftengea)

“Kippers gripped in a lobster’s nippers” · Past release, no longer on sale
Kippers gripped in a lobster’s nippers - SMWS 122.90Sold outMay 2026
122.90

Kippers gripped in a lobster’s nippers

SMWS regionHighland
Age8 years
ABV61.5%
Cask2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 122
RegionHighland

In short · Loch Lomond (Croftengea) (Highland), 8 years.

“Things opened with big smoke on the nose – burnt sage, burnt seaweed and kippers wrapped in medicated bandages, with a sideshow of lemon bonbons.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 122.90 is a single cask of Loch Lomond (Croftengea), in the Highland region, 8 years old, bottled at 61.5%, released in the May 2026 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 122.x is from Loch Lomond (Croftengea).

How the price compares
At £52, this 8-year-old cost less than 13 of the 14 Loch Lomond (Croftengea) bottlings aged 8–10 released 2024–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £52 to £65, with a median of £59.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Loch Lomond (Croftengea)

Croftengea is the smoky outlier among the many spirits Loch Lomond draws from its single site at Alexandria. The same rectifier-necked stills that give Inchmurrin its brightness are here charged with heavily peated malt, and the result is dense, earthy and phenolic, a rarity this far south and this far from the islands. Founded in 1964, the distillery makes more styles than most make expressions. Loch Lomond Group's.

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