Kingsbarns 'Dream to Dram' Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46% ABV, 70cl

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Everything is geared up to produce a fruity, pure spirit, from the unpeated local barley to the two types of yeast used (for all the whisky geeks out there, they are Anchor and Safwhisky M1). Fermentation takes between three and five days and, according to Peter Holroyd, the distillery manager, the two yeasts produce lots of “fruit esters”. When it comes to distillation, he takes a very narrow cut from the 4,500 litre spirit still to ensure a light, clean spirit with no heavy elements.

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On the nose: I immediately get a light and refreshing ethanol sensation. This is followed by light aromas of overripe bananas, dried apricots, pears, and papaya. In-between these are sharp and brief notes of starfruit and sapodilla. There are also underlying aromas of cinnamon, toffee, and honey. The starfruit aromas become more pronounced later while giving off subtle honeydew melon notes at the end.

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A long, slow production process in copper pot stills is at the heart of distillation: a 3 – 5 day fermentation period, wash stills that run for 8 hours and a slow running spirit still with high cut points. That will never change and the stills will never run any faster. How is the Lowlands’ style of Scotch whisky like? Lowlands Scotches tend to be more gentle and floral in taste and aroma. Their whisky distilleries were once unimaginatively referred to as “Lowland Ladies". Why? Firstly, their distilleries tend to triple-distill their whiskies, which makes their taste more delicate. Lowlanders are also often unpeated. Rather than using peat to toast barley, it seems that Lowlands distilleries prefer using the neutral-smelling coal to toast the barley- thereby imparting no peaty smokiness to the barley. The historical preference to use coal rather than peat is likely due to the Lowland’s strong coal-mining industry. Kingsbarns’ Dream to Dram is a single malt composed of whisky aged for at least three years in 90% first-fill ex-bourbon casks from Heaven Hill and 10% STR (shave, toast, rechar) Portuguese ex-red wine casks. According to Peter, the ex-bourbon casks currently used by Kingsbarns are all from Heaven Hill. Using STR made me ask whether Dr. Jim Swan consulted for them. Peter confirmed it. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. The East Neuk enjoys high levels of sunshine, good soil and not too much rain, which creates the perfect growing conditions for barley. Every drop of Dream to Dram is made from barley harvested in these sun-soaked fields. The addition of pure, rich mineral water drawn from an aquifer 100 metres below the Distillery adds to the local character and light, fruity flavour profile of the whisky.The result is a beautifully light, clean yet complex Lowland style malt whisky which perfectly captures the essence of this quiet and enchanting corner of Scotland.