Lochlea Ploughing Edition

The Lochlea Ploughing Edition is the new Ayrshire distillery’s sixth release so far, and the fourth and final in an annual series of limited seasonal bottlings. This release has been created to echo the season of Winter on the farm, when they begin to plough: laying the groundwork for sowing the barley seed in the Spring. This warming, smoky version of Lochlea was crafted using ex-Islay whisky barrels and peated quarter casks. Bottled at 46% abv, with natural colour and free from chill-filtration.

Expect a nose full of baked fruit with a hint of peat, leading to sweet flavours of old fashioned boiled sweets, stewed apple and brazil nuts. A finish of lingering fruit and nuttiness, all intertwined in a haze of Islay peat smoke.