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| Hello, that is one in every of our (virtually) each day tastings. Santé! |
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August 30, 2021
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A brief journey world wide… |
| Time to have extra ‘whiskies from the remainder of the world’, though I am unsure anybody’s nonetheless utilizing that expression up there over Hadrian’s wall… Let’s merely begin from… France. |
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Le Breuil ‘Origine’ (46%, OB, Château du Breuil, France, single malt, +/-2021) 
Château du Breuil are relatively Calvados makers however all distillers of the world are making gin and whisky nowadays, so why not these fantastic people in Pays d’Auge. They’ve used Golden Promise (suppose outdated Macallan) and smaller French oak casks. Now, why ‘Origine’, I could not let you know. Color: straw. Nostril: extraordinarily contemporary and fruity, with notes of pineapples and certainly, pears and apples. I am additionally discovering some orange squash and maybe elderflowers, then slightly tapioca, from the oak I suppose. Mouth: burst with vanillin and foam bananas, then pears once more in addition to peach syrup. It positive may be very fruity nevertheless it hasn’t obtained any cloying sweetness. End: slightly brief however clear and fruity certainly, till extra straight oak and cinnamon would come out within the aftertaste. Feedback: slightly mild for malt whisky, regardless of the power and the Golden Promise, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a hit that would not disappoint anybody. I additionally like that they discovered a ‘distinction’, with out having used any foolish wine casks or else, so far as I can inform.
SGP:731 – 80 factors. |
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Waterford ‘The Cuvée’ (50%, OB, Eire, 2021) 
This can be a model new self-blend of a minimum of 25 single farm origins, bottled late in July this yr. Which implies that it is nonetheless fairly terroiry as all farms are situated within the south-east of Eire. Color: gold. Nostril: there’s this loud and clear ingredient that is relatively essential in my ebook, grains and the breads made thereof. I am relatively reminded of one in every of these lengthy breakfasts you will have in posh motels in Mittelleuropa, the place they’d have dozens and dozens of various breads on the tables (and champagne, plus often horrible espresso, however that is one other story). Pretty vanilla and plantain within the background. So, key phrase: bread. With water: will get a tad extra floral, with notes of contemporary walnut cake and even slightly chardonnay. Mouth (neat): the oak spices are speaking first (curry, cardamum, cinnamon, caraway) then a couple of pencil shavings – cedarwood – after which sweeter fruits and grains. Bananas after all, touches of guava… With water: water makes it oilier and would deliver out slightly extra lemon. Zests. End: relatively lengthy, maybe slightly oak-forward however that is nothing since on this very case, oak’s the subsequent flavour after bread. Milk chocolate and caramel within the aftertaste. Lactones C7 and C8 (gee…) Feedback: wonderful however you might virtually need to cellar this for a superb twenty years, as you’ll do with an important younger Pauillac that is not completely digested the contemporary oak but. By the best way, French oak?
SGP:551 – 87 factors. |
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Wave Distil 6 yo 2014/2020 (50%, Bottles & Legends, Belgium, 140 bottles)
This can be a first on WF, I had by no means tried some Wave Distil earlier than. They’re situated in Sorinnes close to Namur and appear to be having a lot enjoyable making gin, vodka, rum and certainly, malt whisky. This very indie bottling is ex-first fill bourbon and French oak. Oh and I consider it is a Porsche 356 on the label. Color: mild gold. Nostril: new wave certainly, with some candy oak and plenty of pastries and sweeter breads, plus custard and crushed bananas. Additionally popcorn and nougat, plus a drop of triple-sec, a combo that may simply at all times work. With water: tiny petroly whiffs, rubber boots, all the remainder being on pastries and nougat-like aromas. Heat nougat on the manufacturing unit, yummy! Mouth (neat): creamy, fats arrival, lifted by citrus and coriander. Then oranges and apples, after which as soon as once more, these welcome nougats and popcorns. Biscuits. Fairly fats and but alert physique, very nice. With water: it is a shock. Relatively good steadiness between some relatively energetic oak and a tart, energetic, brisk distillate. End: relatively lengthy, on related notes. Feedback: very stunning mwah, I say. To be trustworthy, I had by no means heard of them earlier than, disgrace on me. Goes very nicely with the wonderful Waterford, with many similarities.
SGP:551 – 87 factors. |
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St. Kilian 2017/2021 ‘Happy to fulfill you’ (60%, OB, for Whiskyfolks, Germany, cask #666, 433 bottles)
An ex-PX peater from Deutschland, that doesn’t develop on timber. And we cannot touch upon the cask’s devilish quantity (nicely you simply did, S.) Oh and we’re attempting this child after Charlie Watts’ passing, he who did such nice drumming on ‘Sympathy’. Here is to you, Mr. Watts. Color: gold. Nostril: we have got our head in a bag of maize flour, whereas somebody’s burning outdated tyres within the neighbourhood. The form of barely wacky nostril that is truly very nice, partly due to that wackiness. With water: outdated dusts within the attic, outdated books, outdated garments, extra maize flour, floor rye, outdated cigarettes… Actually, all good enjoyable. Mouth (neat): nice enjoyable as soon as once more right here. Very unusual arrival, a tad plastic-like and with some sorts of burnt earthy spices, then smoked marmalade. I imply, you’re taking a jar of marmalade, pour a bottle of Lagavulin into it, shake, let relaxation, shake, and voilà. With water: it loves water, getting cleaner, dropping its dryingness (do you say that?) and displaying extra marmalade, spicy chutneys, even notes of satay. Cardamom and tamarind. Good enjoyable certainly whilst you would have first thought this may be a Fiat Multipla of whisky. It is relatively a BMW. End: lengthy, tight, spicy, inexperienced, then rounder, with even some butterscotch within the aftertaste. I feel this may go nicely with dim-sum. Frankfurtian dim-sum (the Distillery’s situated south of Frankfurt). Feedback: whisky must be enjoyable and that is enjoyable, and superb. However give it time, it is a boisterous fighter; keep in mind, cask #666.
SGP:574 – 87 factors. |
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Let’s simply hop to Canada… (with particular nods to our buddies Davin and Lawrence!)
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Macaloney’s Caledonian ‘Peated Darach Braiche’ (46%, OB, Canada, ex-bourbon, 2020) 
This child from Vancouver Island, the place they began to distil in 2016. That ex-Lagavulin and bluesman extraordinaire Mike Nicolson, who by the best way did write a couple of witty articles for Whiskyfun a very long time in the past, could be on board this enterprise can solely be a superb signal. However do they hold doing gigs within the stillhouse? Will this wee whisky be growling? Color: white wine. Nostril: clear, crisp, with lemons, buckwheat, tarragon galettes, oriental bread, then some wee whiffs of cauliflower and Brussels sprout, white IPA (a brand new factor, apparently) after which simply peated grist, then extra yeasty touches, contemporary sourdough bread, leaven… Simply love that. Briefly, it’s a very fantastic, pure nostril. Oh and a few Dr-Swan witcheries included too. Mouth: possibly 48 as a substitute of 46% vol? Nah I am pushing issues as a result of I discover this relatively splendid, complicated, fats, smoky after all, citrusy, spicy, caramelly, with some butterscotch (a Dr Swan signature, in my ebook) and these bready notes that I take pleasure in a lot. Wonderful, fats and contemporary. End: beautiful, lengthy, slightly extra on inexperienced spices, cardamom, bell pepper, even perhaps a pinhead of wasabi… Feedback: some sides remind me of Rémy’s Westland, only a few miles away, within the US. I do know, on this continent, only a few miles could imply fairly a couple of stag leaps. Younger age, very prime quality.
SGP:576 – 89 factors. |
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All superb or wonderful whiskies right now. We’ll do one other ‘world journey’ very quickly.
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