Lindores Abbey The Casks of Lindores STR Wine Barrique
1. What they are saying
These ‘Casks of Lindores’ releases had been designed to be offered solely by means of chosen stockists and usually are not on the market on-line.
Packaged within the distinctive Lindores bottle and livery with color particular base labels these bottlings are bottled on the distillery with out chill filtration and at our Lindores bottling energy of 49.4%.
The second “Casks of Lindores” bottling options solely STR Wine Barriques. Matured solely in Shaved, Toasted and Recharred Pink Wine Barriques from Spain.
2. Official tasting notes
- Color – Darkish Chestnut
- Nostril – Mellow fruity apricot jam, toffee notes and a touch of cinnamon mixed with butter and custard
- Palate – Candy and spices. Mellow plums and crimson berries, treacle, cinnamon spice and a pleasing woody smoky word. Very clean, silky texture
- End – Medium to lengthy with spices, honey and caramel notes
3. Particulars
- ABV 49.4%
- Age NAS
- Bottler OB
- Bottling Casks of Lindores
- Cask STR Wine Barrique
- Class Single malt scotch whisky
- Value £50
- Origin Lindores Abbey Distillery
- Area Lowland
- Launched 2022
4. What I say
Sampled as a part of the #LindoresAbbey Tweet Tasting 2022 hosted by Steve @TheWhiskyWire. Formally into whisky territory now, the final time I sampled Casks from Lindores they weren’t but 3 years previous. That is the second expression within the Casks of Lindores sequence and has been matured in STR Pink Wine Barriques.
5. The Whiskyphiles tasting notes
- Color Auburn gold (13/20) oily, fast medium-large tears and legs.
- Nostril Vinous and honey, nonetheless that icing sugar sweetness, malty, malted milk biscuits, ovaltine, some damp wooden, lemon Turkish delight.
- Style Wealthy and fruity, honeyed plums, apple, crimson & black cherries, crimson grape, astringency and tannins once more, leathery and a few black pepper spice and mace. Water helps giving forest fruits yoghurt and summer season pudding.
- End Drying and slightly fibrous and woody, crimson and black cherries.
6. Total
Cautious STR remedy hasn’t stripped away all the great wine affect again to cardboard. Loads of Lindores spirit notes current additionally with greater than slightly tannic and chewy wooden. Undoubtedly enhancing.
7. Rating 83/100