Tasting Notes Lochlea Cask Strength Batch 2 is the second in a series of annually released limited-edition bottlings. Cask Strength Batch 2 showcases something entirely new from Lochlea, as Production Director John Campbell has selected a combination of Oloroso Sherry, STR and PX casks from the warehouse that work particularly well at higher strength, amplifying the signature fruit, nut, and cereal flavours. This whisky opens with apples, peach syrup, and marmalade, then comes wild lavender and rose petals on the palate. The finish is long and continues with more fruit and a hint of black pepper. Lochlea was a livestock farm when it was acquired in 2006. The piggery became the distillery the cattle sheds were turned into bonded warehouses and the pasture was converted to barley fields. Its a site rich in history as the celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns lived at Lochlea Farm between 1777 and 1784 no doubt toiling over the same soil that this fiercely independent family-owned distil