Lochlea Cask Strength

60.1%, Batch #1 (2023)

The first cask strength release from Lochlea Distillery has been matured in 1st fill bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at a big 60.1% abv. Batch #1 represents the first of an annual release aiming to showcase Lochlea whisky direct from the warehouse, with no colouring and no chill filtering.

This limited release boasts a nose of fruit punch, cigar notes and coffee beans leading into a taste of signature Lochlea fruit, Brazil nuts, completing with orange syrup mixed with aged oak shavings.

Buy – Lochlea Cask Strength #1 – £67.99 / $70* USD

Rosemullion – Award Winning Cornish Whisky

MALT WHISKY

70cl | 43% ABV

Rosemullion Malt is produced using peated malt barley, and enjoys an aging period in American oak. The flavour is very soft on the palate with a hint of smoky malt, followed by a gentle oakiness.

£43.95

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Rosemullion is a small distillery set in the rural Cornish countryside, close to the Helford River. They create artisan spirits, including Cornish whisky with a passionate focus on flavour and quality.

Can’t-Miss Bourbon Bargains from Fan-Favorite Icons

The bourbon boom is still in full swing, and prices are still a subject of much consternation among collectors and industry insiders. But today’s offerings prove once again that K&L is on cutting edge of the best deals in the business. A pair of incredibly priced, exclusive single casks from an Indiana upstart and Kentucky icon offer enthusiasts the opportunity to stock the bar, but a four-pack from the inimitable Elijah Craig takes things up several levels. For over 25% off the total individual retail prices, you can score the flagship Small Batch and Rye bottlings, plus the highly limited Barrel Proof B522 and Toasted Barrel expressions, all in one supreme bundled bargain.

Coppercraft 9 Year Old “Single Barrel” #2838 K&L Exclusive Cask Strength Indiana Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) (Elsewhere $75) $49.99 View

This exceptional barrel from the Coppercraft team was distilled at MGPi in Lawrenceberg on November 7th, 2013. From their low rye mashbill, which is still very high rye (75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malt), this barrel exemplifies the potential this still underrated distillery possesses. Considering the quality, age and price, it’s one of the most exciting new offerings on the market. The Coppercraft Distillery is committed to producing the finest possible craft spirits on the market today. To that end the distill, source and blend only the very best. With an eye to the old french cognac blenders, they’re goal create whiskey such that the some of the parts is greater than the whole. Their highly awarded line of products is pointed by the release of these specially selected single barrels, which obviously don’t get the usual treatment, but are selected for their unique character and quality. K&L was lucky enough to score two barrels from their stocks. If you’ve liked any MGP bourbon in the past and wonder what a few more years of aging would do to the already excellent distillate, nows your chance to find out. Of course, we’re also happy that Coppercraft is able to keep our prices very reasonable, while many other old MGP sell for twice this price, we believe this is one of the best values out there for truly cask strength hand selected single cask.

Knob Creek “Single Barrel Select” K&L Exclusive Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (750ml) (Previously $60) $44.99 View

Elijah Craig Barrel Strength B522 and Toasty Goodness Pack (4x750ml) (Elsewhere $170) $124.99 View

Heaven Hill makes some of the most sought-after whiskey in Kentucky. The Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel and Barrel Strength releases are highly allocated and nearly impossible to find at MSRP. Here, you’re getting a bottle of Barrel Strength B522 and Toasted Barrel plus the Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon and Rye. If you add up all of the MSRPs, this bundle not only gives you access to the hard-to-find items but saves you $20 bucks over buying all 4 bottles separately. Hard to argue with that. Restock your bar with two of the best staples coming out of the Bluegrass State and sock the fancy stuff away for a rainy day. If you’ve got a bourbon lover on your holiday shopping list this year – they’re sure to be thrilled with this box

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Laphroaig 16 Year Old

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With our Flavour Hunter Festival in FULL-SWING, we’re releasing three new Vaults Collection casks that are simply superb examples of what we call an ‘Old and Dignified’ whisky – these bottlings are very rare, delicious, and whiskies to sit and savour.

Don’t miss this exclusive chance to journey back into whisky history with this treasure trove of casks. Each bottle has a specially designed label and is offered in a beautiful wooden box. KEEP on scrolling to discover more or click over to our website now before they disappear forever.

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FLAVOUR HUNTER FESTIVAL

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ

Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information

This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

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ARDBEG HEAVY VAPOURS
ISLAY SINGLE MALT

Just in time for Ardbeg Day – celebrated annually on the last Saturday of Fèis Ìle – the iconic Islay distillery has launched an experimental limited-edition whisky: Ardbeg Heavy Vapours. For the first time ever, Ardbeg whisky has been distilled without a purifier, therefore disrupting the distillery’s trademark balance between pungent peat and floral fruitiness.

Led by Dr Bill Lumsden, this experiment has unleashed the heaviest vapours by allowing them to rise up the still before being captured and bottled at 46% ABV. The result is a full-blown dram with untameable smokiness and hints of eucalyptus, cardamom and dark chocolate.

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A special new release from Benromach…

Benromach Peat Smoke 2014 Sherry Cask Finished

Only ever produced in very small batches using the finest Scottish malted with high levels of peat smoke at 57ppm. The Benromach Peat Smoke Sherry Cask bottling is only ever produced in very small batches using the finest Scottish malted with high levels of peat smoke at 57ppm. The Speyside expression is aged for eight years in oak casks, including a delectable finish in first-fill Sherry hogshead casks, and decanted at 46% abv. Free from chill filtration. Expect aromas of sweet vanilla bean and stewed fruits, leading to a palate full of zesty citrus peel and lush summer berry flavours. The finish brings the peat smoke, and hints of spicy ginger.

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1970s ARDBEG:
THE GOLDEN ERA

Widely considered one of Islay’s cult distilleries, Ardbeg is the perfect example of the island’s archetypal heavily peated character. Ardbeg today produces some of the highest quality peated single malts out there, offering a whirlwind of peat, complex malt and citrus sweetness. But for dedicated Ardbeg enthusiasts and collectors, the 1970s was the distillery’s golden era, with single cask bottlings from this decade receiving legendary status.

In the mid-1970s, demand for peated blends saw Ardbeg stop its floor maltings (malting its own grain) and turn to peated malt from the nearby village of Port Ellen, resulting in a change of style from old-school Ardbeg. The distillery was then hit by the effects of over-production and declining demand – known as the “whisky loch” – resulting in its closure from 1981 to 1989. Scraping along providing parts to its then-sister distillery Laphroaig, Ardbeg’s full production and revival only commenced when Glenmorangie purchased the distillery in 1997.

Thanks to independent bottlers like Douglas Laing and Gordon & MacPhail, as well as rare official single cask bottlings from the distillery, we’re able to find a limited number of Ardbeg single malts distilled in this celebrated era. Discover our favourite releases below for a chance to try old-fashioned Ardbeg, long before its 21st-century reinvention.

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The second outrun of 2023 is here!

This quarter we are proudly releasing five Lady of the Glen rare cask releases from our portfolio. We have chosen to select casks to present a broad palate of flavours, while the casks are roughly the same age bracket all the finishes are in first fill casks and bottled at cask strength.

Auchroisk 10 year old. #802246 – Oloroso Finish. 56.3%ABV
Benrinnes 10 years old. #300746 -Tawny Port Finish.  57.8%ABV
Glentauchers 10 years old. #800466 – ex-Islay refill PX finish 58.9%ABV
Glen Spey 10 years old.  #807700 – Banyuls Finish 58.4%ABV
Royal Brackla 11 years old #1216 – Ruby Port Finish 56.9%ABV

Complimenting our Lady of the Glen range we have released two Dalgety bottlings that includes a Caol Ila which is a marriage of two ex-Amarone cask finished sister casks. The second Dalgety is a marriage of two Inchgower casks that were finished in ex-first fill Oloroso casks sourced from Hidalgo cooperage in Spain

Caol Ila 9 years old. Amarone Barrique Finish. 50.5%ABV
Inchgower 11 years old. Oloroso Finish. 50.6%ABV

All releases were bottled at our site in Dalgety Bay by hand. If the bottle you want is sold out don’t worry as we have sent orders to various independent shops and traders across the UK!

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Grain-to-glass Lochlea Distillery

launches inaugural Cask Strength single malt

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Family-owned grain-to-glass distillery, Lochlea, is launching its first ever Cask Strength single malt whisky this month as part of a new series of annual special bottlings from the Ayrshire distillery that is fast becoming renowned for its award-winning* whiskies.

This inaugural high proof release – Cask Strength Batch 1 – has been carefully selected by Master Blender John Campbell and his team, bottled straight from the cask at 60.1% ABV. The final spirit has been aged in first-fill ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks that work particularly well at higher strength, amplifying the fruit, nut and cereal flavours that form part of Lochlea’s house style.

Cask Strength follows an array of unique releases from the awarded barley farm-based distillery since it introduced its very first single malt whisky for Burns Night in January 2022 – Lochlea First Release Single Malt Whisky.

Last summer also saw an exciting permanent addition to the range – Lochlea Our Barley. The unpeated single malt is a marriage of three different casks: first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, Oloroso sherry butts and STR barriques, all of which add depth of flavour to the spirit. Launched in July 2022, Our Barley has received much acclaim and multiple awards* as a superb example of a young non-age statement (NAS) whisky made entirely from the distillery’s own home-grown barley.

In celebration of the seasons that govern Lochlea’s own farming practices, the distillery has also released limited edition seasonal whiskies throughout the year, all made from the distillery’s own barley. The seasonal edition releases are: Sowing, Harvest, Fallow and Ploughing Editions. 2022 saw the first edition or ‘Crop’ of each season release with a follow up of each to be revealed again in 2023.

John Campbell, Master Blender said: “Here at Lochlea we are passionate about the quality and traceability of our whiskies and this is reflected in every stage of our whisky-making process. From our own barley fields surrounding the distillery and our traditional wooden washbacks, to our sourcing of the finest casks available and racked warehouse storage, there are absolutely no compromises on our quality. Our new Cask Strength whisky enables this quality to shine through in every dram, showing an amplified version of our signature Lochlea style for those whisky-lovers looking for an extra special something: a bold, yet elegant spirit made with a contemporary approach alongside respected traditions.”

David Ferguson, Commercial Director said: “It’s been a quick 18 months for us since the launch of our first whisky! The recent award wins for our core expression Lochlea Our Barley have been milestones for the distillery, and we’re now following these up with our first ever Cask Strength release. Lochlea Cask Strength Batch 1 brings the Lochlea flavours that our customers have grown to love, but amps them all up a level! I look forward to allocating these bottles across our valued UK on and off-trade partners, and our importers across 20 markets in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.”

Lochlea was originally a 222 acre livestock farm before being purchased by Neil and Jen McGeoch in 2006. After much consideration of the future of the farm and a successful trial to grow its own barley in 2015, the couple transformed the land and existing farm buildings into a fully operational distillery in 2017 and started distilling the following year. The farming side has remained a unique part of Lochlea, with the move into barley production paving the way for Lochlea to be one of the very few grain-to-glass distilleries in Scotland. It also has a rich Scottish heritage with strong links to Robert Burns, with the bard having worked and lived on the farm during his formative years from 1777 to 1784.

Ahead of the first whisky release in 2022, the team has focused on getting the distillery and business up and running – its quietly confident, yet ambitious approach since being established is starting to make its neighbours sit up and take notice.

Cask Strength Batch 1

Tasting notes:

Cask Strength Batch 1 begins with a concentrated fruit punch note leading to soft cigar notes and aromatic coffee beans. It then develops with more signature Lochlea fruit, a hint of Brazil nuts and finishes with a moreish orange syrup mixed with aged oak shavings.

The casks used comprise approximately a 70/ 30 split between first fill ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry.

Cask Strength Batch 1 launches on Wednesday 31^st May and will be available from selected specialist whisky retailers, RRP: £65.

Lochlea Our Barley is available from specialist whisky retailers across the UK RRP: £45.

For a full list of Lochlea stockists, visit: Lochlea Distillery stockists