Back in 1494 (MCDXCIV), in Lindores Abbey, a famous friar, John Cor, was authorized by the king to make "AquaVitæ" using 8 bowls of barley. Little did John Cor knew that 527 years later there would be a whisky release that tells his story, the one about the first scotch whisky ever made. Lindores is a new distillery, that has released their first single malt, bottled at 46%abv. Golden color. On the nose, very clean and well delivered. Maize, chocolate, brownies, malty. Hay and coconut oil; it has this buttery and cereal feeling. Bananas are also present on the aroma. On the palate, it has 3 notes, but they are easy to recognize. Vanilla, Pineapple heart and coconut sweet. Aftertaste has a little peaty profile. Salt, earth and hay. There is a dim pepper note also present. Overall, this is a young dram that needs more time. Having said that, it is not a bad whisky, and there is nothing off-putting about it. It is just too simple and the notes found here scream "standard american white oak". My score for it is 75 over 100.