Lindores Abbey 2019 - 3 y.o. - The Exclusive Cask Ex-Rum-Peat #198374 (70cl, 60.9%)

A single malt from Lindores Abbey Distillery, distilled on 25 April 2019 and bottled on 4 February 2023 after three years in single barrel ASB 198374. The cask had previously held rum and then smoky whisky before the Lindores Abbey whisky matured in it. The bottling comprised 245 bottles at 60.9%, without chill filtration or colouring, in a 70cl bottle. It combines high intensity with tropical fruit, sweet cask notes and pronounced peat smoke. The nose has toasted almonds, ripe tropical fruits and vanilla, with gentle peat smoke above. The palate brings lively fruit sweetness from pineapple, mango and papaya, contrasted by robust peat smoke with a lightly salty note, rounded by honey, creamy toffee and subtle spices. Peat smoke remains clearly present in the long finish, with sweet fruits and caramel fading alongside fine wood spice.