Lindores Abbey Bourbon Cask Finish Lowland Single Malt 49.4% 70cl

Lindores Abbey Bourbon Cask Finish Lowland Single Malt 49.4% 70cl

The first “Casks of Lindores” bottling featured exclusively bourbon barrels, one of the three core cask types used at Lindores, and was limited to 11,000 bottles. We believe that the Lindores spirit goes extremely well with bourbon casks and helps showcase its early maturing characteristic. The very long wash fermentation period in our Douglas fir washbacks, coupled with our “Sister Spirit stills distillation” helps create a spirit that matures early but we also believe will continue to develop over time.

This Bourbon Cask finish bottling was only available through selected Lindores stockists. Packaged in the distinctive Lindores bottle and livery with colour specific base labels these bottlings are bottled at the distillery without chill filtration and at our Lindores bottling strength of 49.4%.

Lindores Abbey Distillery currently use the Laureate strain of barley grown on local farms whose fields surround the distillery and would have originally been abbey lands. We have three copper pot stills, one large wash still and two smaller spirit stills, which allows greater copper contact in the final distillation, creating a clean and delicate flavour in the spirit.

Fermentation is happening in traditional wooden washbacks, supplied by Joseph Brown of Dufftown.

The water for their whisky comes from a borehole near the distillery, in order that we can draw from the same supply used in 1494. The Abbey was fed by several wells such as the Abbots well, the Monks well, the Bluidy well and the Witches well.

In this age of sustainability and with the aim to cut their carbon footprint, their supply chain is becoming ever more local and allows them to support local businesses.

Their first release of single malt whisky was in 2021.

Tasting Notes:

Colour: Pale gold

Nose: Mellow vanilla, fruity, vibrant and buttery with citrus touches and a hint of pepper from the wood

Palate: Vanilla mixed with orchard fruits like green apples, then peppercorns

Finish: Lingering and long.