Lochlea Our Barley Single Malt 46%

Lochlea Our Barley Single Malt 46%

Lochlea Our Barley is what you wait for when you find and follow a new distillery. The bottling of what will be the distillery's profile whiskey in the future, and which will be part of Core Range the series. A beautifully composed glass, where all three cask types used provide space for tasting the malt and not just the cask. In the taste, you can both notice and feel it beautiful, open countryside in the Lowland where Lochlea Distillery lies, surrounded by cornfields that will one day supply malt for the next production. It is only understandable that Robert Burns settled well in this place, and perhaps on this register wrote "Auld Lang Syne" with the words: "Should auld acquaintance be forgotten, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgotten, and auld lang syne?”

Lochlea Our Barley is a blend of the following selected casks:
• 33% First Fill Bourbon
• 33% First fill Oloroso
• 33% STR Cask

Scent: Fresh malt as in Digestive biscuits, heather honey and pears.
Taste: Pickled pears, vanilla, Short Bread and the taste of good wood.
Aftertaste: Creamy, good taste of malt and with a hint of white pepper.

About the Distillery:

At Lochlea, their independent distillery has been quietly producing, casks and maturing their spirits over the past few years. Patiently waiting to share the fruits of their wonderful labor with the rest of the world.

Originally led by the experience and expertise of Head Distillery Malcolm Rennie, and now under the management of former Laphroaig Distillery Manager John Campbell. Having built one of the top ten Scotch brands in the world over the past 27 years, John brings a wealth of knowledge and a burning ambition to help Lochlea fulfill its potential.

And the result? A whiskey to drink. A whiskey that is not just a bottle to be admired, collected or saved. It is a whiskey that should find its home in cocktail cabinets, but also around the campfire. Love, care and attention from field to cask have been paramount in creating this whisky.

The family-run farm grows and harvests their own barley with drafts used to feed local cattle. The water is raised from the aquifers in the limestone deep below the farm. Rooted in Scottish history, we are very proud that Robert Burns called Lochlea home throughout his formative years, from 1777 until his father's death in 1784.

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