Lochlea Distillery is an independent single malt distillery based in the heart of Ayrshire, Scotland. The family-run business grows its own barley, ensuring complete traceability from the field to the bottle.
Lochlea was originally a dairy farm, and until 2014 a cattle farm. Malting barley has been grown since 2015 and construction work began in 2017 to convert the existing buildings into a distillery and warehouse. The distillery went into operation in August 2018.
Use of their own barley and long fermentation results in a spirit that displays the characteristic Lochlea flavours of juicy fruit and flavoursome grain, a very different profile to the traditional Lowland style.
The first Lochlea was launched in 2022. The portfolio has since expanded to include the single malt “Our Barley”, a range of limited-edition seasonal whiskies and an annual cask strength bottling.