The distillery say "Welcome to Ailsa Bay Release 1.2. Scientifically distilled at 022 parts peat, 019 parts sweet then micro matured for a precise balance of sweet and smoky notes.
Based in one of the most advanced distilleries in the world, we're an inquisitive team of scientists, engineers and whisky makers. Inspired by the creativity of science, we micro control our SPPM (sweet parts per million) and PPPM (peat parts per million) levels to push whisky boundaries and imagine new flavours. A modern whisky for the inquisitive."
Distillery Manager, Stuart Watts, says "No other malt is made with this much science." £57.95Add to Cart View the Product
Auchentoshan 12 Years Old ages gracefully in American bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. The result a smooth and complex single malt scotch whisky, with notes of mandarins, toffee and honeysuckle.
Auchentoshan 12 Years Old ages gracefully in American bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. The result a delicate and layered single malt scotch whisky.
Triple distilled and matured in American bourbon oak for over 18 Years. The result a refreshing Lowland single malt whisky with the added infusion of ripe citrus and green tea, the warmth of toasted almonds and the signature smooth, delicate Auchentoshan taste.
Triple distilled and matured in first fill North American bourbon oak casks. The distillery describe Auchentoshan American Oak as a smooth and complex single malt.
Triple distilled and matured in first fill North American bourbon oak casks. The distillery describe Auchentoshan American Oak as a smooth and complex single malt.
Bladnoch 11 years old is a single malt Scotch whisky aged for 11 years in Bourbon Barrels. Master Distiller, Ian Macmillan hand selects every cask to bring together this refreshing and floral expression showing notes of honey, parma violets and fresh apples. 
This Auchentoshan was distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2021 from a rum finish which produced 898 bottles.
The Morrison family describe this as having 'creamy vanilla, rum soaked pineapple and citrus peel.'
A dry refined character born just 20 miles from Scotland's capital naturally makes Glenkinchie "The Edinburgh Malt". Its aromatic smoothness brings to mind cut flowers and creamy lemon cheesecake. Crisp and focused, with a herbal, drying finish, this is a ideal aperitif and partner to smoked fish, sushi or scallops.
A dry refined character born just 20 miles from Scotland's capital naturally makes Glenkinchie "The Edinburgh Malt". Its aromatic smoothness brings to mind cut flowers and creamy lemon cheesecake. Crisp and focused, with a herbal, drying finish, this is a ideal aperitif and partner to smoked fish, sushi or scallops.
This Glenkinchie was distilled in 2005 and bottled in 2017 from an ex-Amontillado cask.
Each Distillers Edition expression undergoes a second (or double) maturation in casks that have previously held a fortified wine. In this case Amontillado cask number G/290-7-D.
Lindores Abbey tell us a bit about this Aqua Vitae 'Aqua Vitae, a multi award winning handcrafted botanical spirit, is made on site using spices, dried fruit and locally grown green herbs such as Douglas fir and sweet cicely. With citrus notes and full of sweet and spiced flavours, it is delicious as a mixed drink or a cocktail base. The earliest Aqua Vitae was made at Lindores as long ago as 1494, and we’ve authentically recreated that recipe and reimagined it as an inquisitively versatile spirit. Today, our own spirit is distilled in pot stills and then infused with a blend of spices and herbs which grow in our gardens, amidst the grounds of the ancient Abbey. It is entirely natural, with no added sugars.
: Initial light top notes of peach and pear, give way to hints of ginger, clove and cinnamon spice. Rich, caramel sweetness and some lovely light herbal notes on the finish. Complex and rewarding.
We recommend drinking pouring 50ml of Aqua Vitae over ice in a Highball glass, topped with Ginger Ale, and garnish with a twist of Orange.'
Lindores Abbey tell us a bit about their New Make Spirit 'We increased our fermentations to 114 hours to bring out that added tropical fruitiness. We stopped the wash still at first sign of frothing, let it rest and then slowly brought the heat back into the still. We ran the spirit during the cut on the spirit stills very, very slowly, and we also cut in high at 75-76% and came down to 66%. Interestingly at around 68-69% on the cut, the spirit has an amazing caramel and butterscotch nose with others picking up peaches and strawberries.
The final spirit is robust, complex, and interesting and that’s exactly what we hoped it would be.
: We had been through four seasons of distillation at Lindores and had worked with the distillery to define the spirit. We had a direction, but the distillery decided to offer us up a new intriguing spirit instead. A complex array of aromas, cherries, pear drops, apple pie and banana. We went from nutty, to cereal, to malty, to pears, to fruity and to finally a spirit which combines all of these and more. There is also a sweetness and a spiciness with an incredible mouth feel. '
This is the core range bottling from Lindores Abbey Distillery.
The distillery has one of the longest wash fermentation periods in the Scotch Whisky Industry. Coupled with an unusual sister spirit stills, this set up helps to achieve the Distillery Manager's, Garry Haggart's, goal of producing a malt of remarkable character for its age. The Sister Spirit Stills “Poppy” & “Gee”, named after the owner's, Drew and Helens’, two daughters, help enhance and refine, through additional copper contact in the spirit distillation phase. The intention is to maintain the flavours captured in the long fermentation period.
The Mossburn Vintage Casks range are a collection of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies each issuing from a strictly limited and select batch of casks. Each numbered release will only ever yield a finite number of bottles. The distillers say 'For this range we have sought out Single Malts of interest from distilleries not owned or run by ourselves. They are the issue of specific vintages, with full traceability of the distillation and cask ageing that they have undergone. The master blender has specially selected these barrels from our ageing warehouses, where many Single Malt Casks lie slowly maturing, as worthy of special Mossburn Distillers & Blenders bottling. Each batch exhibited the classic hallmarks of balance, depth and complexity that only the best Single Malts can deliver.
These Single Malt Scotch Whiskies have all been bottled without any colouring or chill filtration. This is from batch number 01.0903.24 and is the 24th release.