Name: Lochlea Harvest Edition
Color: Light Amber
Nose: Malt, orange, flowers, cedar
Taste: Malt, orange fruit, light oak
Lochlea Distillery is located in Ayrshire, Scotland and was founded in 2018. It is a new distillery, and therefore their whisky is young. In Scotland, by law, whisky must age a minimum of 3 years & 1 day. In my experience, not enough time passes in 3 years for a “scotch” whisky, but a distillery does have to make money.
Harvest Edition is 100% malted barley, aged 3 years in Port and first fill Bourbon casks, and bottled at 46% abv. It has a nice medium body and easy finish. I saw this one at the Postill in Glasgow this year (2024) and decided to gamble. Overall, it is a nice whisky, but I was not blown away by it. Young “Scotch” can be tough to enjoy compared to young Bourbon.
Other expressions: Our Barley, Cask Strength and Seasonal Released (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Crop).
Priced around $65 and decent. I will try more next time I in Glasgow and I have not seen it on the shelves in the NYC area.
If you like it, drink it! – Chris
If you like it, drink it!
