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David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, who died during imprisonment at Falkland Palace in 1402, was buried at the Abbey.^[

The abbey was sacked by a mob from Dundee in 1543, and again by John Knox and his supporters in 1559. According to one report, they "overthrew the altars, broke up statues, burned the books and vestments and made them cast aside their monkish habits".^]

After the Reformation, the Abbey passed into the hands of a Commendator, one whose loyal service to the King was rewarded by the gift of the ecclesiastical income and property. The monks remained for a time, but the Abbey began to be dismantled around 1584. In the following years the Abbey buildings were quarried as a source of building stone for Newburgh, and slate, timber and carvings from the Abbey as well as a number of architectural fragments are visible built into later structures in the town. When Patrick Leslie was Commendator, in August 1595, Anne of Denmark met the Earl of Orkney at Lindores .

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Lindores Abbey First-fill Sherry Cask  Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

林多修道院為蘇格蘭歷史文獻中記載的威士忌起源,1494年修道院修士（John Cor）,受國王詹姆士四世指令,採購了八箱大麥做為原料,在蘇格蘭製造出第一批「生命之水( Aqua Vitae) 」,而當時國王授予的採購契約,成為了今日可見­－關於蘇格蘭威士忌最早的歷史文獻。

時光流轉500餘年後林多修道院遺址的知名威士忌大師（Michael Jackson）,稱其為一場威士忌的朝聖之旅紀錄於著作《蘇格蘭和威士忌》（Scotland and its Whiskies）中,並直呼：「這是所有威士忌愛好者的朝聖之地」！

林多修道院的原址雖然荒廢也就是說沒有修士的修道院,但在其附近農莊基地重新修建釀酒廠,製作高品質的威士忌酒類造福消費者....

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Lindores Abbey distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery in Newburgh in the Lowlands whisky region in Scotland and is directly opposite the Abbey. It started distilling whisky in December 2017, using three stills made by Forsyths of Rothes.^] Lindores Abbey planned to produce 150,000 litres of spirit per year.^[

Scotch whisky must be aged a minimum of three years, in oak barrels, and the Abbey planned to age its products for five years. Hence, no whisky sales would be made until at least 2021. In the meantime, the distillery was selling its aqua vitae, since this type of alcoholic beverage does not require such long aging.^[

The distillery is located on the Lindores Abbey Farm, which was bought by Drew McKenzie Smith’s grandfather in 1913. The family owns the distillery and Drew McKenzie Smith holds the title of ‘Custodian of Lindores’ since the family is guardian of the grounds of the Abbey.^[ The distillers have set up a Preservation Society whose mission is to preserve the Abbey for future generations.

Lindores Abbey distillery.

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..Lindores Abbey was a Tironensian abbey on the outskirts of Newburgh in Fife, Scotland. Now a reduced ruin, it lies on the southern banks of the River Tay, about 1-mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled ancient monument.^]

The abbey was founded as a daughter house of Kelso Abbey in 1191 (some sources say 1178), by David, Earl of Huntingdon, on land granted to him by his brother William the Lion. The first abbot was Guido, Prior of Kelso, under whom the buildings were mostly completed. The church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and St. Andrew, was 195 feet (59 m) long, with transepts 110 feet (34 m) long. Edward I of England, John Balliol, David II, and James III were among the monarchs who visited Lindores at different times. The Abbey ceased operation in 1559.

The Lindores Abbey distillery re-opened in 2017 and began distilling scotch whisky by December of that year.^] It is operated by the McKenzie Smith family.