Lindores Abbey Friar John Cor – The Cask Strength Congregation Batch, Chapter 3 (70cl, 60.2%)

Lindores Abbey Friar John Cor – The Cask Strength Congregation Batch Chapter 3 is a single malt from Lindores Abbey Distillery in Fife, on the site where whisky was first recorded in Scotland in 1494. It is bottled at a cask strength of 60.2% in a 70cl bottle. It was matured in a combination of American bourbon and European sherry casks, and bottled without chill filtration or added colouring. The nose has honey, dried fruit, vanilla, spicy oak, apples and citrus. The palate is intense, with dark chocolate, raisins, ginger, cinnamon and gingerbread, balanced by honey and caramel. The finish is long and warming, with spice, dried fruit and a smoky note.