Lochlea Sowing 3rd Crop (70cl, 46%)

Sowing Third Crop is a single malt from Lochlea, a farm distillery in Ayrshire. It closes the distillery's three-part spring series, which takes its theme from sowing barley on the farm, and is a limited seasonal release. The whisky matured entirely in first-fill bourbon barrels, as the two earlier editions did. It is bottled at 46%, non-chill-filtered and with no added colouring. The nose combines almond with rose petals. On the palate there is lively apple blossom, white pepper and crisp pear, and the finish is soft, with warm straw and freshly cut grass.