The Alexandrion Group, a Romanian spirits and wine producer and distributor, lately launched the first-ever single malt whisky produced in Romania.
To mark the event, the group has set out on a world tour this summer season, the primary cease being an occasion on the residence of the Romanian Ambassador to the USA in Washington D.C.
“I used to be delighted to help, on behalf of the Romanian Embassy to the USA, the revealing of the primary Romanian single malt whisky in Washington D.C. I’m glad to see Romanian corporations such because the Alexandrion Group increasing abroad,” mentioned Dan-Andrei Muraru, ambassador of Romania to the USA, in a ready assertion.
The Alexandrion Group has launched into their world tour to advertise the primary ever single malt, Carpathian whisky, produced in Romania (picture by way of Alexandrion Group)
Nawaf Salameh, Alexandrion Group’s founding chairman, mentioned that in July, Romania and the USA will mark 25 years of strategic partnership.
“This was an ideal context to current our Carpathian Single Malt Whisky within the nation the place we’re constructing a really massive distillery, and in addition on the residence of the Romanian Ambassador,” he mentioned.
Underneath the course of Salameh and Grasp Distiller Allan Anderson, the group developed a single malt of 100% malted barley grown in Romania, in addition to Sub-Carpathian water.
The only malt is distilled, matured and bottled on the Alexandrion Saber 1789 Distilleries, positioned close to the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathian Single Malt is unchill filtered and bottled at 46% ABV.
The distiller’s notes clarify that Carpathian Single Malt was matured in Romanian wine casks, a primary by way of single malt manufacturing. Alexandrion Group is likely one of the few corporations on the earth that use casks from their very own wine manufacturing amenities to mature single malt whisky.
Earlier this yr, the Fetească Neagră selection was awarded the Double Gold medal within the worldwide wine competitors Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, and is a crimson Romanian wine that reveals spicy, smoky fruit characters and robust tannin construction.
Three expressions of the primary Romanian single malt will likely be introduced in the course of the world tour: Fetească Neagră and Pinot Noir as a part of the Romanian Wine Cask Choice, and Madeira, as a part of the Spanish and Portuguese Wine Cask Choice.
Fetească Neagră and Madeira had been initially matured in first-fill bourbon casks, whereas the Pinot Noir expression was solely matured in Romanian Pinot Noir casks.
Grasp Distiller Allan Anderson mentioned, “This whisky completely showcases our distillery terroir. The massive taste affect of our malted barley, the pure Sub-Carpathian water mixed with the distinctive flavors of Romanian and Portuguese wine casks make Carpathian Single Malt an beautiful whisky, which unquestionably, will turn out to be probably the greatest on the earth because it additional matures.”
He mentioned the maturation in hotter local weather areas versus Scotland (+41°F on common) might clarify the milder character of this single malt choice.
“Carpathian showcases this nice potential and the clear high quality benefit that we now have versus different single malt whiskies of the identical age, and we need to share our enthusiasm with whisky connoisseurs worldwide. The mash was double distilled in our distillery’s custom-made stills,” he added.
To seek out out extra, take a look at www.carpathian-singlemalt.com.
