Casks of Lindores STR Wine Barrique – The Whiskyphiles

Lindores Abbey The Casks of Lindores STR Wine Barrique

1. What they are saying

These ‘Casks of Lindores’ releases had been designed to be bought completely by means of chosen stockists and aren’t 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 power of 49.4%.

The second “Casks of Lindores” bottling options completely STR Wine Barriques. Matured completely in Shaved, Toasted and Recharred Purple Wine Barriques from Spain. 

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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 purple berries, treacle, cinnamon spice and a pleasing woody smoky observe. 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
• Price £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 Formally into whisky territory now, the final time I sampled Casks from Lindores they weren’t but 3 years outdated. That is the second expression within the Casks of Lindores sequence and has been matured in STR Purple 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, purple & black cherries, purple grape, astringency and tannins once more, leathery and a few black pepper spice and mace. Water helps giving forest fruits yoghurt and summer time pudding.
• End Drying and somewhat fibrous and woody, purple and black cherries.

6. General

Cautious STR remedy hasn’t stripped away all the nice wine affect again to cardboard. Loads of Lindores spirit notes current additionally with greater than somewhat tannic and chewy wooden. Positively bettering.

7. Rating 83/100