Lochlea Debuts Five-Year-Old Offering
UK-based Lowland region Lochlea Distillery [near where famous Scottish poet Robert Burns resided] has unveiled their first age-statement whisky – the limited edition Lochlea 5 Year Old – a product of five casks.
Lochlea 5 Year Old is a combination of a pair of first-fill ex-bourbon casks, one first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, one double-matured Oloroso sherry cask and a double-matured Pedro Ximénez sherry cask, bottled at 50% alcohol by volume [100 proof] and is said to contain notes of black pepper, brown sugar, caramel, hazelnuts, lemon zest, orange peel and rose petals.
Lochlea 5 Year Old is being made available beginning on January 25, 2024, for $115 per 700ml bottle.