52,6°
Distillery : Caol Ila - Islay
Ex-Bourbon Cask and Entre-Deux-Mers Bordeaux Wine Barrique Finish
Independent Bottling
By Valinch & Mallet Limited
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2021
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 35 ppm
Back to real peat for the last bottling of this The Peat(y)ful Pack
Madness range by Valinch & Mallet launched at the very beginning of
2022 within its wider range The Spirit of Art. Here is a Caol Ila
which spent the first two years of its life in a classic Bourbon cask
before being transferred to a Bordeaux wine cask of the Entre-Deux-Mers, which are dry or sweet white wines produced near the
Gironde estuary. After 8 years of this second maturation, the result was
deposited in 374 different bottles, with a
beautiful illustration by the great artist Laura Paperina on the label.
Let's Taste It :
Typical Caol Ila hallmarks, iodine, sea breeze, ashy peat, foam, kelp,
vaporous smoke, fishes, combined with a syrupy profile, velvety, slightly
fermented red fruits, blueberries, blackberries, gooseberries, raspberries,
forest berries, thyme, heather, earth and spices. Very balanced mouth,
between vanilla, spices and seaweed, paprika, cardamom, a grain of
mustard, pastry cream, a square of milk chocolate. Very long finish,
well made, explosive, syrupy, sour cherries, prunes, nutmeg, earthy dark
chocolate, acorns and hazelnuts.
In Short,
This time it's totally successful. A bottling that makes the distillate
speak as much as the cask is rare. There they coexist and compete in
various flavours, as contradictory as they are complementary, to produce a
particularly original and tasty juice. Undoubtedly the best success of
this range. It was noticed, because everything was sold
very quickly, and today there are only a few copies on the secondary
market at a price that hurts the rear end.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Polyphia - Ego Death
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