In 1495, in the scottish exchequer rolls, there is a written record that reads that 8 bowls of barley were used to make Aquavitæ in 1494. That is, to this date the first written proof of the existence of Scottish whisky, and the guy who wrote it was a Friar called John Cor, who reside at Lindores Abbey. Now you know where this special release got its name, since this is a tribute to that "big bang" moment of creation, the precise moment where Scotch officially came to existence. Lindores is quite a new distillery, and it was to be expected that their first cask strength expressions get the name of John Cor.  Bottled at 60.2%abv, and it belongs to The Cask Strength Congregation Chapter I. It has been matured in Bourbon, Monbazillac, STR and Sherry casks. On the nose, it has a trademark note from lowland whiskies: Chocolate. Creamy and spicy. Lemon pie, smores and cookie dough. Oranges and peaches. After a first sip, the aroma was all about pepper and chocolate. On the palate this is pure chocolate. Orange peel, very acid. Scorching and powerful. On the second sip it gave me this argentinian "alfajor". Aftertaste gave me dulce de leche. An scorching ginger spice tea. Powerful nice spiciness. Sprite soda and grated coconut. Cornstarch. Amazing. Overall, this was fantastic. Full of flavor, very sweet as a friar soul. It is a nice expression to commemorate the "father of scotch whisky". Everything is so sweet it can be a little cloying. Amazing expression, my score for it is 91 over 100.