Lochlea Distillery has announced the final release in its popular UK exclusive collaboration with Glasgow’s Overtone Brewery, bringing their innovative cask sharing project to a close.
Crafted from barley grown, distilled and matured entirely on Lochlea’s Ayrshire estate, Lochlea Over & Stout embodies the distillery’s single estate, grain to cask philosophy. The whisky was finished in a mix of five casks: three stout seasoned (two ex-Bourbon barrels and one STR barrique), alongside a first-fill Bourbon and an ex-peated Bourbon cask.
After an additional year of maturation, the whisky delivers deeper, richer stout character, chocolate, vanilla and a gentle wisp of smoke, while remaining true to Lochlea’s elegant, malty spirit.
Trade Sales Manager Emma Kirk explains:
“We released three casks last year for our inaugural Overtone Stout release, which was a massive success. This year we’ve brought the remaining three together, with an extra 12 months of maturation. The result is a richer, fruitier dram with even more of that stouty goodness. It’s the perfect dram to share this Christmas.”
Bottled at 52 % ABV, non chill filtered and natural in colour, the whisky offers aromas of sweet stout, light smoke and oak; a palate of vanilla, cinder toffee and BBQ smoke; and a long finish of warming spice, rye bread and toasted cereals.
Over & Stout will be available from 4 December 2025 (RRP £59.99 / 70cl) via specialist whisky retailers across the UK.
