Lochlea
Red Wine Cask (2025 Release)
- 46
- 70cl
- Taste: 3
- Lowland
Lochlea Distillery is an independent, family owned farm and distillery, situated in Ayrshire in the Lowlands of Scotland. The owners started to grow barley on the farm in 2015, and construction began on the distillery in 2017. Their first whisky release came in 2022. They grow their own barley and distill and mature their spirit all on site, keeping as much of the process as local as they can. Lochlea...
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Lochlea Distillery is an independent, family owned farm and distillery, situated in Ayrshire in the Lowlands of Scotland. The owners started to grow barley on the farm in 2015, and construction began on the distillery in 2017. Their first whisky release came in 2022. They grow their own barley and distill and mature their spirit all on site, keeping as much of the process as local as they can.
Lochlea are very proud that Robert Burns called Lochlea his home from 1777 until his father’s death in 1784. By day, Burns worked hard on the farm and in the evening, he enjoyed the company of his friends, debating at the Bachelors’ Club in nearby Tarbolton. The ground there has inspired the honest, passionate, and progressive nature of Lochlea whisky.
Lochlea’s Red Wine Cask expressions will sit alongside the Single Estate core range of single malts, a permanent collection reflecting their commitment to quality, provenance, and character. They intend to release a Red Wine Cask bottling annually, with each year bringing a different expression of red wine. For this first release, the whisky matured in 1st-fill Bourbon barrels, before being finished in carefully selected Grenache casks.
The result is a bright, fruit-forward whisky. Bursting with summer berries, strawberry shortcake, and sweet vanilla, finishing with spiced biscuits and rich oak. This first edition sets the tone for a vibrant and evolving series of red wine cask finishes.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - Bright fresh pink berries, sweet and floral, some oak and tannins.
Taste - Fresh juicy red fruits, particularly berries and cherries, sweet vanilla and almond flavours like a strawberry shortcake.
Finish - Finishing with rich oak, cereal, tannins and spiced biscuits.
Lochlea are very proud that Robert Burns called Lochlea his home from 1777 until his father’s death in 1784. By day, Burns worked hard on the farm and in the evening, he enjoyed the company of his friends, debating at the Bachelors’ Club in nearby Tarbolton. The ground there has inspired the honest, passionate, and progressive nature of Lochlea whisky.
Lochlea’s Red Wine Cask expressions will sit alongside the Single Estate core range of single malts, a permanent collection reflecting their commitment to quality, provenance, and character. They intend to release a Red Wine Cask bottling annually, with each year bringing a different expression of red wine. For this first release, the whisky matured in 1st-fill Bourbon barrels, before being finished in carefully selected Grenache casks.
The result is a bright, fruit-forward whisky. Bursting with summer berries, strawberry shortcake, and sweet vanilla, finishing with spiced biscuits and rich oak. This first edition sets the tone for a vibrant and evolving series of red wine cask finishes.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - Bright fresh pink berries, sweet and floral, some oak and tannins.
Taste - Fresh juicy red fruits, particularly berries and cherries, sweet vanilla and almond flavours like a strawberry shortcake.
Finish - Finishing with rich oak, cereal, tannins and spiced biscuits.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig