Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky Madeira End Evaluate

Most of the eye Penderyn receives is because of its distinctive standing as the primary Welsh whisky to be distilled because the 1800s, however there are rather more compelling causes to offer their flagship single malt a glance. For starters, it’s distilled as soon as through a custom-built Faraday nonetheless, which was designed expressly for the maker and features like a mixture pot and copper nonetheless. Afterward, it’s aged in ex-bourbon barrels earlier than present process a end in Madeira casks, consistent with the STR technique developed by the late Jim Swan. 

Penderyn Madeira End has a wealthy nostril with sultana raisins, dates, a contact of dry tobacco, and spearmint. It’s that spearmint observe that units off the expertise on the palate, and that cool, recent, taste feels just like the excellent complement to the whisky’s clear and delicate character. Taken collectively, the impact is one thing just like the recent feeling that comes after brushing one’s tooth. 

Whereas spearmint is the preliminary chief within the expertise, it’s not alone. The early flavors additionally embody inexperienced apple and honey, and the sweetness of the latter taste rounds out to caramel on the heart earlier than tipping into mild, creamy vanilla on the end. There it’s joined by raisins and date juice, and coaxed alongside to a delicate conclusion that ends with a average however impressionable trickle of spice and shaved coconut as a closing topper.

In being so crisp and clear, Penderyn strikes an instantaneous distinction to single malt scotch—and most different single malts—by the relative lightness of its expertise. However though Penderyn Madeira End is mild in physique and taste, it’s certainly not light-weight. The refined fruity, spearmint taste is extremely pleasing, notably when it crashes into creamy vanilla on the finish. 

★★★

Stats:
— 46% ABV
— $70