Lochlea, the Scottish whisky producer based in Ayrshire, is marking its 5th Anniversary in 2024 with the release of a limited edition first-age statement on the 24th of January — the Lochlea 5 Year Old.
The upcoming release is the first-ever age statement release since the distillery was opened half a decade ago on Lochlea Farm, marking it as a milestone release for the multi-award-winning Scotch whisky brand.
Lochlea Farm is well known for being the place where the renowned Scottish poet Robert Burns lived and worked and is one of only a few full grain-to-cask distilleries currently operating in Scotland. Fully grain-to-cask distilleries help the environment by growing, distilling, and maturing all stocks on-site.
Hand-selected by Production Director John Campbell and his team, the limited release includes two of the five very first casks that the brand ever produced. The remaining whisky is made up of two first-fill ex-Bourbon casks, one first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, one double-matured Oloroso Sherry cask, and a double-matured Pedro Ximenez Sherry cask, giving it a deliciously rich flavour and texture.
John Campbell said: “To mark our 5th Anniversary milestone, we wanted to create a whisky that shows off the best of Lochlea spirit that has been matured in different styles of casks over the last half a decade. We have carefully chosen these five casks that have matured our single malt to perfection, then vatted them together to create a unique bottling of Lochlea that we won’t replicate ever again – it’s an incredibly special dram to mark our first special milestone birthday. And as always with our whiskies, it’s made entirely from barley grown on our farm here at Lochlea.”
“In celebration of this special milestone, we felt it was fitting to release it on Burns Night as a nod to Robert Burns who once worked the land that we rely on for our own barley and, ultimately, our final spirit.”
Further to the Lochlea 5 Year Old, the brand has released a range of limited-edition seasonal whiskies, as well as a Cask Strength series. In 2022, Lochlea released ‘Our Barley,’ a signature award-winning expression that is available in over 20 countries.
The limited edition Lochlea 5 Year Old is available from 25th January 2024 onwards.
Source: https://www.whiskyintelligence.com/2024/01/lochlea-marks-5th-anniversary-with-statement-whisky-from-across-half-a-decade-scotch-whisky-news/
