Tasting note by your BTC host and whisky specialist Nils van Rijn

Lindores Abbey is the spirit(u)al birth place of Scotch whisky in 1494. The earliest written reference to Scotch Whisky (or Aqua Vitae, as it was then known) appears in the Exchequer Roll of the same year. A monk named Brother John Cor was commissioned by King James IV to turn 8 bolls (around 400 bottles) of malt into Aqua Vitae.
And now, more than 500 years later, whisky is once again being made on the same spot (proximity). With this dram the Lowlands region has put itself on the map. Very young, just 3 years old, yet the colour is as dark as espresso coffee.

There is no official distillery profile yet, as matter a fact they are still searching what direction they are going to aim for. It is as much a journey for Lindores as it is for us. Makes it interesting and exciting right? So let’s just talk taste here. Chocolate (milk), caramel and red fruits. Some sandalwood (cigar boxes) and what I particularly loved is the Lapsang Souchong tea.