Lowland distillery Lochlea has released a cask strength single malt – their first such offering – as part of a new annual series. Lochlea Cask Strength Batch 1 was matured in first-fill ex-bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 60.1% alcohol by volume [120.2 proof] and is said to offer notes of coffee, fruit and […]
Organic grain-to-glass whiskymaker Oxford Artisan Distillery has released their initial offering – the imaginatively-named Oxford Rye Whisky Batch #1. Oxford Rye Whisky Batch #1 was made using a grain ratio of 90% maslin (a mix of 70% rye and 20% wheat from populations grown together in the same field) and 10% heritage malted barley, matured […]
Speyside whiskymaker BenRiach has released Batch 1 – the first cask strength whisky in what is expected to be several releases in a cask strength series. BenRiach Cask Strength Batch 1 is bottled at 57.2% alcohol content [114.4 proof]. BenRiach Cask Strength Batch 1 will be available beginning in April 2016.