Lochlea - Inaugural Release - 46%ABV - 30ml It took Waterford a few

It took Waterford a few years to get from a few grains to a field of barley

aged 20 years in European and American oak barrels

candy notes linger on

Actually OG2 False Start was bottled first in 2020 so technically was the first bottling but some natural yeast had got into the mash and given it a funky flavour which was far removed from the flavour profile they were going for

The first written reference to Scottish whisky production relates to Lindores Abbey where the monks produced aqua vitae and the ruins of the Abbey has evidence of a barley mash distilling area that is over 520 year old

Lochlea - Inaugural Release - 46%ABV - 30ml It took Waterford a fewWhisky Magazine Article The inaugural release from Lochlea Distillery. Lochlea is based in the farm where Robbie Burns the national poet of Scotland lived and worked. The distillery is run by Malcolm Rennie who previously worked at Ardbeg, Bruichladdich and helped set up Kilchoman. This sold out in minutes and alot of hype has been built around the distillery so I had to buy this at auction. 'Our First Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky was released on