Lochlea Harvest Edition (First Crop)
The Lochlea distillery plans four special bottlings a year. The Harvest Edition follows the Lochlea Sowing Edition and is intended to embody a fruity, autumnal profile.A trio of casks, namely port, first-fill Oloroso sherry and first-fill bourbon lend the whisky its golden colour. We find the package design in the style of the distillery's other releases, as well as the bottle design, outstanding.
The panel
Mean 80.0 · spread 0
Value for money 3/5
- Distillery
- Lochlea
- Type
- Single Malt
- Region
- Lowlands
- Country
- Scotland
- Age
- 3 years
- Strength
- 46% ABV
- Character
- mellow
Tasting
Nose
The Harvest Edition opens with apple juice. Damn apple juice. Aromas of fresh pear, maple syrup, malty sweetness and some grain and hay in the background unfold. Maybe a little nutty and kind of like a horse stable. Candy strawberries and red wine notes are also in the mix.
Palate
Also: apple juice. This is followed by fresh, sugared strawberries on milk chocolate. Underneath, a few dry grasses, nutty notes and a pile of a mixture of butter biscuits and oat biscuits.
Finish
The finish is very strong vinous and distinctly oaky spicy.
Verdicts
Marcel
A whisky that simply delights with its fruity apple charm and sweet strawberry-chocolate notes. Sure, it’s not perfectly balanced yet, but that’s exactly what makes it so likeable and genuine – an autumnal treat for relaxed evenings.
Sascha
The Lochlea Harvest Edition displays a solid structure with pronounced fruity sweetness and a complex cask combination that nicely highlights the Lowlands character. Although the aromatic profile isn’t fully refined yet, the harmonious overall concept convinces in this young three-years whisky.
What it is worth
No auction record for this distillery, so we cannot tell you what this bottle is worth. We would rather say that than guess.