We are deloighted to offer this special edition Lochlea Over & Stout, limited to just 1,500 bottles and a UK exclusive. Bottled at 52%, the flavour profile is rich and layered, with a nose of sweet stout beer, light smoke, and oak. The palate delivers creamy vanilla, cinder toffee, and BBQ smoke, while the finish lingers with warming spice, green oak, rye bread, and cereal notes.
This second and final Overtone release comprises just five casks in total: three stout-seasoned (two Bourbon barrels, one STR barrique), one first fill Bourbon barrel, and one ex-peated Bourbon barrel. The result is a whisky that deepens the stout’s earthy, chocolatey character while enhancing sweet vanilla and gentle smoke. Carefully married to harmonise the flavours, this release offers a familiar yet distinctive profile. Lochlea invites whisky lovers to enjoy this final chapter in the Overtone collaboration, crafted with passion and precision.
Produced by Lochlea Distillery, an independent, family-run operation in Ayrshire, Scotland, this whisky reflects their commitment to local ingredients, sustainable practices, and full on-site maturation. The distillery’s collaboration with Overtone Brewery, a Glasgow-based craft brewer, began with shared casks used to mature stout before being returned to Lochlea for whisky finishing.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Rich, big notes of sweet, stouty beer, light smoke, oaky
Palate: Vanilla, cinder toffee, rich BBQ smoke, creamy
Finish: Oak, warming spice, green oak notes, rye bread and cereals
This limited-edition single malt whisky is Lochlea’s second and oldest age statement release to date, following on from our 5-year-old expression. It opens with sweet figs, red grapes and moreish milk chocolate, followed by panna cotta, malt biscuits and honey. The finish shows more signature Lochlea cereal notes, with a refreshing hint of lemon zest.
Only 2,500 were produced globally.
One of the benefits of Lochlea’s position as an independent distillery is their ability to experiment and collaborate with other like-minded brands. When they discovered Overtone, one of Glasgow’s best craft breweries, was on the hunt for whisky casks to mature their first-ever double mash stout, Lochlea couldn’t turn down the opportunity. Lochlea gifted the brewery with the cask makeup of their core expression, Our Barley: three bourbon barrels, two STR barriques, and one Oloroso sherry butt.
The brewery matured their double mash stout in these casks for six months, after which they were returned to Lochlea. Upon their return, the production team filled each stout-seasoned cask with the core expression, Our Barley, for one year. From these, the team at Lochlea selected three casks to be married together, resulting in their first-ever ‘Stout Cask Finish’.
Fallow Edition (Third Crop) is the third in a new and final set of four limited editions, marking the end of Lochlea’s Seasonal trilogy. Lochlea have matured their signature Lochlea spirit in fresh 1st-fill Oloroso Sherry Butts, and the liquid is one year older than the 2023 Edition. The different cask makeup highlights the distillery’s progression as the last in the popular sherry-influenced Fallow trilogy.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Delightful baked apple and sweet medjool dates
Palate: Manuka honey and nutty fresh malted bread
Finish: Rich buttery sandalwood oils and mixed peppercorns
Over the past few years, Lochlea’s seasonal small batch releases have showcased the signature Lochlea style in four different ways. As a working farm, these expressions tie-in with exactly what is happening here at that time of year.
Harvest Edition (Third Crop) is the second in a new and final set of four limited editions, marking the end of our Seasonal trilogy. This whisky has been double matured in refill bourbon barrels and port hogsheads, alongside an oloroso sherry butt, offering a different take on the sweet, summery flavour profile associated with the Harvest trilogy.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Bright red grapes, fresh strawberry jam and clotted cream
Palate: Sweeter notes of baked apple pie and white chocolate
Finish: Beautifully balanced, with savoury notes of cracked black pepper
Introducing Lochlea’s core single malt expression, Lochlea ‘Our Barley’ sits alongside their seasonal limited-edition whiskies. It is made from and inspired by the barley that is grown on their Lochlea Farm.
Production Director John Campbell has carefully honed this recipe using his years of experience, using a combination of first-fill Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry and STR casks. This results in a whole new level of depth and complexity to the final whisky.
Lochlea ‘Our Barley’ is non-chill filtered with no added colouring.
Lochlea Cask Strength Batch 1 is the first in a series of annual limited-edition bottlings.
Each batch will be bottled straight from the casks without water, like trying samples from the warehouse itself! Master Blender John Campbell and the team at Lochlea have chosen Bourbon and Sherry casks this time, and every year will show further progression of their whisky.
Despite the very limited volume available in each country, the few who manage to secure a bottle will experience a true undiluted and unfiltered window into Lochlea whisky.
Lochlea’s seasonal small batch releases showcase the signature Lochlea style in four different ways each year. As a working farm, these expressions tie-in to reflect the farming calendar. In the Sowing Edition (second crop) for 2023, they have used 100% fresh first fill ex-Bourbon barrels from higher up in the warehouse than 2022. The heat, faster maturation, and older spirit combine to show a clear progression from last year’s edition.
Cask Strength Batch 2 is the second in a series of annual limited-edition bottlings. Each batch will be bottled straight from the casks without water, like trying samples from the warehouse itself!
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 their 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.
Nose: Apples, peach syrup, marmalade
Palate: Wild lavender, rose petals
Finish: Black pepper, signature Lochlea fruit
Over the past few years, Lochlea’s seasonal small batch releases have showcased their signature style in four different ways. As a working farm, these expressions tie-in with exactly what is happening at that time of year.
Sowing Edition (Third Crop) is the first in a new and final set of four limited editions, marking the end of their Seasonal trilogy. Matured in 100% fresh 1st-fill ex-Bourbon barrels, these casks are 9 months older than those used in Sowing Edition (Second Crop), and the difference is incredible!
This whisky really highlights the floral aromatics associated with distilling in the colder months.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Almonds, rose petals
Palate: White pepper, a vibrant burst of apple blossom
Finish: Warm straw, fresh grass
Lochlea are launching their smokiest whisky yet! Lochlea Ploughing Edition 2nd Crop has been matured exclusively in ex-Laphroaig Barrels previously used for Laphroaig 10 year old, so it packs an Islay punch alongside their signature fruit and cereal notes.
As a working farm, these expressions tie-in with exactly what is happening at that time of year. As with the other 2nd Crops, the progression is very evident in the liquid. This is the final bottling in the series, completing the 2nd Crop set with Sowing, Harvest and Fallow.
Matured in Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks. The Oloroso butts give rich notes of manuka honey and golden syrup, whilst the introduction of the PX casks provides warming layers of sweetly spiced ginger candy and ground coffee beans.
The purple label reflects the season of Autumn, when crisp leaves coat the ground as temperatures begin to fall.
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