WF’s Little Duos, today Lindores Abbey


August 15, 2025

WF’s Little Duos, today Lindores Abbey

We don't often get to taste 'new cats' on their own like this, except perhaps Daftmill and Ardnamurchan. But rest assured, it’s something you’ll be seeing more and more of on WF… And here we are in the Lowlands, right across from the famous abbey where Scotch whisky was born - at any rate, no one’s ever managed to prove otherwise.

(Lindores Abbey Distillery)

Oh, and the address? Naturally, it’s ‘Abbey Road’. And on top of that, today is the Feast of the Assumption — how fitting, WF! (Just joking)

Lindores Abbey ‘The Cask of Lindores II’ (49.4%, OB, bourbon cask, 2023)

I don’t believe we ever tried Batch 1. Colour: white wine. Nose: green pears, vanilla and chalk. It’s very simple, square-cut, efficient, pretty. In the second layer, a few whiffs of apple shampoo – that’s right. Mouth: herbaceous but also fruity, close to barley and yellow citrus. A few touches of varnish, before the pear returns, and finally a sack of 245 kilos of jelly babies. Finish: fairly long, on fruity sweets like those famous Swiss Sugus. Comments: all this is very ‘Lowland’, a bit in the style of certain old Auchentoshans from days gone by. Is it triple distilled?
SGP:641 - 83 points.

Lindores Abbey ‘Thiron 2024’ (49.4%, OB)

A rather amusing tale of partnership with the mother abbey of Lindores, the Abbey of Tiron, in France at Thiron-Gardais, south-west of Paris. This youngster matured in three types of casks, namely ex-red wine, ex-bourbon and fresh French oak from the region around the Abbey of Tiron itself. Why not! Colour: straw. Nose: similar to the previous one, though a tad more marked by fresh oak, which, you’ll say, was to be expected. The good news is that the red wine influence is barely noticeable. It’s pretty, balanced, and dare I say, suitably monastic. Mouth: nice presence, fruity, with a clearly defined but fresh woodiness, a touch of pepper, and plenty of apples. Finish: rather herbal, though not particularly long, on infusions and liquorice wood. Comments: a very charming bottle, just a wee touch too oaky for me.
SGP:561 - 82 points.

With a shout-out to all our very distinguished Belgian friends from the now very quiet Lindores Whisky Club in Ostend.