G. Rozelieures Tourbé Collection

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Grallet-Dupic - France 

Kentucky Ex-Bourbon Casks and French Limousin Finish

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt 

Launched in 2015

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 25 ppm

Founded in 1860, the Grallet family distillery in Lorraine used to produce Mirabelle brandy. In 2002, they began making whisky. By producing their own barley and opting for environmentally-friendly production methods, they have established themselves as an intelligent brand that is built to last. This peated edition is aged for around eight years before bottling.

 

Let's Taste It : 

Interesting nose, the minty notes fade quickly to make way for fairly thick peat. It's vegetal and slightly iodised at the same time. Limestone earth. Not much salt. At 25 ppm it's not very strong, I think of Talisker, without the heather or the rockiness. On the palate, a cloud of peat, which is the strongest, the vanilla recedes into the background. Slightly pungent, with cloves and pepper. The finish at 46° is quite worthy, long and carbonated. Dry earth, oak leaves.

 

In Short, 

The peat is effective in masking the minor flaws of this still young distillery, but full of good intentions and creativity, and therefore promising. On the other hand, the quality/price ratio is misplaced.

Score : 81  

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