Lochlea Cask Strength Batch 2 Hampden Estate

Lochlea Cask Strength Batch 2 Hampden EstateLochlea Cask Strength Batch 2 60% 70cl Ayrshire distillery Lochlea returns with the second batch of its celebrated Cask Strength whisky! Older than the inaugural 2023 cask strength release, it comprises 60% ex Pedro Xmenez casks, 28% ex Oloroso butts, and 12% STR barriques for a weightier, fruit forward profile. While it doesnt carry an age statement, the distillery has confirmed Cask Strength Batch 2 is made to a recipe with both four and five year

It’s known for its estery character and rich fruitiness – characteristics that come through well in this release from independent bottler

Pedro Ximénez Solera is made using traditional methods

Palate: A citrus fresh opening on the palate

vanilla pod and peach melba

With a full balance across the whole palate this is a liquor to savour

toasted fruit loaf

Soft and sweet

some soft tropical fruits with a dash of pepper

the palate is warming and rich as expected with lots of smouldering smoke and peat tones

Nose: Fruity

Master blender Joy Spence crafted this bottling to recreate the rum used in the original Mai Tai

apples and delicate pears