Tri Carragh – Loch Lomond Inchmurrin – 12 Year Old – Ex-Peated Red Wine – 59.9% ABV

TRI CARRAGH – INCHMURRIN 12 YEAR – EX PEATED RED WINE
Distilled January 2014 · 9 Months Ex Peated Red Wine · 78 Bottles

Region
Highland
Distillery
Loch Lomond (Inchmurrin)
Age
12 years
ABV
59.9%
Cask
2nd Fill Red Wine Octave
Outturn
78 bottles
Distill Date
06/01/2014

An Inchmurrin from Loch Lomond Distillery, finished for 9 months in a 2nd fill red wine octave that previously held peated whisky. Bottled at 59.9% cask strength, just 78 bottles total. The smallest outturn in this Tri Carragh release window.

Inchmurrin’s natural character is light, fruity, and tropical. When that spirit meets a red wine cask carrying traces of peat, you get a balance that surprises drinkers expecting either a wine bomb or a peat bomb. Neither happens here.

About Tri Carragh
Tri Carragh is Gaelic for “three pillars,” a nod to the three core ingredients that make whisky: water, barley, and yeast. The independent bottler selects single casks one at a time, choosing each one for the conversation it will start. Every release is small. Every release is final. When the bottles are gone, that cask is gone.

This release is part of Tri Carragh’s quarterly outturn and was selected by The Whiskey Lab for import to the United States.

Distillery profile
Loch Lomond Distillery is one of the most versatile distilleries in Scotland, producing multiple malt styles from different still types under one roof.
Inchmurrin is the distillery’s unpeated, light, and fruity style, produced on traditional swan-neck pot stills. Named after the largest island on Loch Lomond.
The spirit character is naturally tropical, fruity, and sweet, making it an ideal canvas for finishing casks that add weight and complexity without masking the distillery’s brightness.

Loch Lomond’s flexibility means independent bottlings of Inchmurrin show real variation depending on cask choice. This Tri Carragh selection is a study in how a small finishing cask can transform the profile.

Cask profile
A 2nd fill red wine octave that previously held peated whisky. Octaves are roughly 50 litres, much smaller than standard casks, which gives them outsized influence in shorter finishing windows.

The combination is unusual: red wine fruit and gentle smoke, both in trace amounts, applied to Inchmurrin’s tropical fruit base for 9 months. The result is layered. The wine adds depth and a soft tannic structure, the residual smoke adds a quiet savoury note, and Inchmurrin’s natural fruit holds its shape underneath.

Bottled at 59.9% cask strength, non-chill filtered, natural colour. 78 bottles total.

Specification Details
Brand Tri Carragh
Whisky style Single malt Scotch whisky
Region Highland
Distillery Loch Lomond (Inchmurrin)
Age 12 years
ABV 59.9%
Volume 700 ml
Cask type 2nd Fill Red Wine Octave
Cask size Octave
Additional info Inchmurrin, 9 months in an ex peated red wine cask
Distillation date 6 January 2014
Outturn 78 bottles
Release Tri Carragh Release 10
Cask strength Yes
Non-chill filtered Yes
Natural colour Yes