52,7°
Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay
Monbazillac Cask
Independent Bottling
By Daily Dram
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2021
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
In 2006, Jan Broekmans founded The Nectar, an import and distribution company for top-of-the-range spirits in Belgium. The business went from strength to strength. In 2007, the Spirits in the Sky spirits exhibition was launched, followed in 2008 by the independent Daily Dram bottling range, which is now highly reputed. To celebrate the company's 15th anniversary, Daily Dram is launching a series of very attractive bottlings, including this Secret Islay Distillery, aged in a single cask of Monbazillac, a sweet white wine produced in the Dordogne. It is not mentioned how many bottles were produced.
Let's Taste It :
Mild smoke that gradually becomes overpowering. Whipped cream and vanilla. Lemon candy. It's earthy, rocky. Pebbles, ashtray. Then the fruits show the tip of their nose. With the addition of water, they come into their own. White plums, mirabelles, bananas, lychees, liquid honey. Grapefruit pulp and orange zest. A hint of iodine and clay. Liquorish, spicy palate, a bit dry in the background. Very ripe pears, white grapes, prickly pears. A fistful of nails. Paprika, ginger, cola. Powerful, grainy, juicy, woody, sandy finish. Charcoal, chalk, asphalt at the end, with a few greengages.
In Short,
Rumour has it that it's Laphroaig, and I think it is. The profile is quite recognisable. It's very good, you can feel the tension between peat, asphalt and nails on the one hand, and sweet white fruits on the other. After a few months of opening, this whisky, which was a little austere, has opened up completely, and it's wonderfully bewitching. I pity you if you don't have it at home.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Alexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto - Awake
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