The Lindores Distilling Co. Ltd. Lindores Abbey 2019 Cask #190898

This Lindores Abbey single malt, a 5 year old release from 2019, drawn from cask 190898 and bottled at 59.2%. The outturn was 627 bottles. Lindores Abbey at Newburgh revived distilling on the site of the earliest recorded Scotch, the 1494 entry for Friar John Cor. Barley is grown on the abbey land and water drawn from a borehole on site, with the whisky bottled at the distillery.

It was worked through copper stills for a layered young spirit, for a layered, fruity spirit, richer than a typical Lowland. A sherry cask wrapped the young spirit in dried fruit and a nutty depth. Shaved, toasted and recharred wood adds red fruit and a baking spice fast. Barley is grown on the abbey land and water drawn from a borehole the monks first dug. The first single malt, MCDXCIV, the Roman numerals for 1494, was released in 2021. The Tironensian abbey was founded in 1191 on the banks of the Tay, and welcomed kings for centuries.

At a hearty 59.2% it carries real punch. The Palo Cortado lends a dry, nutty, savoury note. Soft orchard fruit and toffee sit behind the cask. Stone fruit and butterscotch draw out the close. This is the modern malt of the 1494 abbey.