#17 LOCHLEA
Gentle smoke, beautifully judged.
An unpeated Lochlea single malt, matured in an ex-Islay cask for soft, sweet smoke layered over orchard fruit and creamy nutty depth.
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KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Only 410 bottles created
Cask: Ex-Islay
Distilled: 25/09/2019
Bottled: 14/05/2025
54% ABV / 50CL
Non-chill filtered and no caramel colouring (ever!)
TASTES LIKE
FLAVOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Sweet smoke
- Baked apples
- Creamy hazelnut
- BBQ embers
- Sherbet candy
FLAVOUR DEEPDIVE
This whisky opens with soft, sweet smoke - more embers than bonfire - before giving way to baked apples and creamy hazelnut richness. A gentle savoury note, reminiscent of a neighbour’s BBQ, adds depth without heaviness, while a flicker of sherbet sweetness lifts the palate through the finish. Elegant, balanced, and quietly complex, this is smoke done with restraint and precision.
WHO IS THIS WHISKY FOR?
Perfect for smoky-whisky lovers who value balance over intensity.
It’s equally ideal for drinkers who are smoke-curious and want to explore peated flavours without the medicinal or heavy peat profile of Islay.
MUSIC TO SIP TO
Enjoying a dram by yourself whilst relaxing after a long day? Sharing the bottle with a few friends? Whatever the occasion, stick THIS playlist one to make that dram taste that little bit better.
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WHY WE CHOSE THIS CASK
Lochlea has always had a sweet spot in our hearts - an independent, family-owned farm distillery that grows all of its own barley, quietly producing one of the most elegant spirit styles in Scotland. And then we tasted this single cask.
Matured in an ex-Islay cask, it delivers smoke, but not how you know it. There’s no peat in the malt. Instead, this is cask-derived smoke: softer, sweeter, and layered, more like smoked Maldon sea salt sprinkled over vanilla ice cream (yum!) than a medicinal thump of TCP. That nuance, that elegance, that balance - it’s what made this cask stand out.
Oh, and it was picked by Jill Boyd herself — Lochlea’s new Master Blender and all-around whisky legend.
PAIRING SUGGESTIONS
For brightness and balance, pair this dram with:
Attic Brew Co Centro – A juicy, citrus-laced session IPA with notes of passionfruit and stone fruit that lift the whisky’s orchard notes and play off its creamy smoke.
Small Beer Co Pale Ale – Light and refreshing with tropical fruit and juicy malt, this 2.5% pale ale is the perfect sessionable contrast to the dram’s warming, smoky depth.
Enjoy!
THE DISTILLERY IN 60 SECONDS
Lochlea is an independent, family-owned farm distillery in the Scottish Lowlands, growing all of its own barley on site. Known for an elegant, fruit-led spirit style, Lochlea focuses on clarity, balance and transparency in production - letting small changes in cask and maturation speak clearly in the final whisky.
We chose this cask because it highlights Lochlea’s precision: taking an unpeated spirit and using an ex-Islay cask to introduce smoke with nuance, restraint and real finesse.
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