Malt Of The Month March 2023 - Doocot Single Malt

Kingsbarns Distillery has launched a new flagship whisky – Doocot – an independent, lowland spirit paying tribute to the distillery’s unique location, architecture and local surroundings. 

The new single malt scotch whisky is a natural evolution from the distillery’s highly-popular and multi award winning ‘Dream to Dram’. Distilled from barley sourced less than six miles from the distillery, the flagship single malt has enjoyed further maturation in cask than ‘Dream to Dram’, maintaining balance and developing its complexity.

Kingsbarns Distillery’s Production Director, Isabella Wemyss, has carefully selected a combination of ex-Bourbon and STR (shaved, toasted and re-charred) ex-Portuguese red wine casks to mature Doocot.

On the nose, the whisky features sumptuous sweet and floral scents of soft brown sugar with banana cake batter and tropical notes. On the palate, you can expect a beautiful combination of pineapple syrup, and summer berries with a hint of rhubarb - a must-try for all whisky drinkers. 

Non-chilled - filtered and bottled at 46% this lowland single malt is full of sweet, fruity character. Doocot is light, intensely fruity and floral, complemented by a rich colour coming from the high-quality casks it has matured in.

The Scots word for dovecot, the name, Doocot, pays tribute to one of the most striking architectural features at Kingsbarns Distillery.. A free-standing structure with Adam-style crenellations and Gothic detailing, it looks to all the world like a miniature fortified tower. 

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Podcast

In July 2020 we spoke to Peter Holroyd, Distillery Manager at Kingsbarns Distillery in Fife. Peter gave us a deep dive into the production of their award-winning Dream-to-Dram, from the mixture of yeasts they use, to their long-distillation; from their cut points to how their mixture of casks gives such a fruity but rich flavour – and there was a surprise in his comparison to a sweet-shop favourite.