The Ayrshire based
Lochlea Distillery, has today announced the launch of first expression from the
final part of their Seasonal trilogy series.
Lochlea Sowing
Edition – Third Crop (46% ABV) is a limited-edition single malt Scotch whisky,
which has been matured in ex-Bourbon barrels.
Lochlea Sowing Edition - Third Crop
The multi-award-winning grain-to-cask distillery celebrates the farming calendar with the four Seasonal releases during the year, each one showcasing a different side to Lochlea’s house style of spirit.
The four whiskies
in the First Crop were released from early 2022, followed by Second Crop
kicking off last spring with Sowing, ending with Ploughing in March earlier
this year. Once the Third Crop has been
released this year, there will be no more Seasonal releases from the
distillery.
Sowing marks the
point of the year that the new barley crop is sown around the distillery on the
farm – the start of spring and new life appearing. This spring will be the 8th
year of barley grown on the farm at Lochlea.
All the casks that
have gone into the final recipe have been hand-picked by John Campbell,
Lochlea’s Production Director, and his team at the distillery. With each new
Crop, the whiskies in the Seasonal range are getting older, with this latest
release being nearly the same age as the recently released and sold-out Lochlea
5 Year Old.
Commenting on the
launch, John Campbell, said: “Our third and final Crop of the Seasonal releases
will offer whisky lovers the chance to taste our maturing limited-edition
releases and even compare them with the past two Crops, so they can see how our
whiskies are evolving. The Seasonal Editions have been a brilliant platform for
us to showcase our whisky in different cask types and highlight the farming
calendar.”
He went onto say: “One of the main differences
between our last Sowing Edition (Second Crop) and our new Third Crop is when
the spirit was distilled. Second Crop was distilled in warmer months, whereas
the new release in colder months. Distillation during warmer periods results in
more of a stewed fruit flavour, whereas in the colder months we see much more
of a crisp, fresh fruit flavour – in the case of this spirit, delicious green
apple and pear.”
Lochlea Sowing
Edition – Third Crop, will be available from specialist retailers from April 25th,
for a RRP of £51.50.
Posted by Steve Rush