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Lochlea Our Barley
Single Malt — Lowlands, Scotland
Reviewed
December 22, 2022 (edited July 3, 2023)
Imagine a Cattle Farm. That is what this distillery was back in 2006. By 2015, the owners decided to transform the Piggery into a Whisky Production facility. Quite the dream.
Lochlea was allegedly the farm where Robert Burns lived. And now, it is one of the newest Whisky distilleries of Scotland.
Bottled at 46%abv., this is the core expression. Golden color.
On the nose, it still feels a little young. Acetone, canteloupe, Salt and pumpkin. Peaches and air freshener. A couple of sips released a wet vanilla cake.
On the palates it is all about apricots and honey. Sweet peach halves.
Aftertaste is more of the same profile. Peaches, cotton candy. Almost spicy, it feels like hot Honey.
Overall, i believe that this very young whisky is a good spirit that in the upcoming years will manage to be a very interesting single malt. It is not a bad dram, but it lacks complexity and maturation to become more round. This is a nice product that should be watched closely in the future for better crafted expressions. My score for it is 77 over 100.
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