The Ayrshire based Lochlea Distillery, has today announced the launch of its first ever whisky to be finished in stout beer casks.
Lochlea Stout Cask Finish (52% ABV) is a non-age-stated single
malt Scotch whisky, which was initially matured in ex-Bourbon, STR and Oloroso Sherry
casks, before being finished in stout casks from the Overtone Brewery.
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This latest UK exclusive limited-edition release, is a culmination of various cask experiments with Glasgow-based craft brewery, renowned for its range of seasonal beers inspired by the culture of music and different musical genres.
Lochlea Stout Cask Finish, is said to deliver notes of all
butter shortbread, tropical fruit and macadamia nuts on the nose, followed by
notes of sweet toffee and toasted barley on the palate.
Commenting on the launch, Emma Kirk, Lochlea’s Trade Sales
Manager, said: “One of the benefits of Lochlea’s position as an independent
distillery is our ability to be experimental and collaborate with other
like-minded brands. When we discovered Overtone - one of Glasgow’s best craft
breweries - were on the hunt for whisky casks to mature their first ever double
mash stout in, we could not turn the opportunity down. Lochlea gifted the
brewery the cask make up of our core expression, Our Barley. On return, our
production team filled each stout seasoned cask with ‘Our Barley’, for a year.
Our distillery team have chosen three
casks out of the six; the result is this delicious first stout cask finish ever
to be released by us that we are really proud of.”
Lochlea Stout Cask Finish, will be available from December 3rd,
from specialist retailers, for a RRP of £59.99.
Posted by Steve Rush