The Italian Automotive Sequence is a spread of whiskies bottled by Jan Vissers who owns the Fisser model and the Single Malt Whisky Store in Geel, Belgium. Jan is a infamous Arran ambassador and lover of Italian vehicles, with well-known Ferrari fashions adorning his labels. Verify the wonderful Glenlivet 2007 sherry hogshead for example. After six single malts there’s now additionally a single grain launch, represented by a Fiat 50 HP from 1908.
I’m speaking about this North British 1995, a 25 year-old Lowlands grain chosen from the Douglas Laing shares.
North British 25 yo 1995 (54,7%, Italian Automotive sequence 2021, plain refill barrel, 165 btl.)
Nostril: begins with a touch of acetone and a pleasing sourness of lemon sherbet and ginger lemonade with a slice of lime. After that it begins growing sweeter notes. Buttery sweetness, shortbread and coconut. Hints of floral honey. Pencil shavings. A little bit of a peppery tingle too.
Mouth: slightly citrusy once more, for a grain whisky. Lemon sweet, pineapple, citrus inexperienced tea, slowly transferring in the direction of vanilla, popcorn and coconut. Bourbonny wooden, with varnish and a wee oily / metallic contact. Barely herbaceous too, however by no means too plankish.
End: fairly lengthy, on breakfast cereals, oak spice and creamy vanilla.
A contemporary and slightly citrusy grain, avoiding extreme sweetness or bloated wooden. A really drinkable grain. Round € 140 – contact particulars are on the web site.
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