58,2°
Distillery : Penderyn - Wales
2nd Fill Bourbon Cask
Independent Bottling
By Mava Spirit
Limired Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Zero Nine Spirits, is a new French bottler, founded in 2022. And
this Penderyn is their very first whisky, as they mostly do Armagnac and
Rum. It was distilled in a Faraday still, which is a still with a
single fractionating column, so that it makes a purer alcohol. Ageing was
in a single second-fill Bourbon cask, in order to leave the spotlight to
the distillate. Only 120 bottles were produced, almost all sold before
bottling, thanks to a well-oiled reservation system. This is the 6th of the Samurai Series, that's why you can see a samouraï drawn on the label.
Let's Taste It :
Very fruity nose at first, on juicy pear, white peach, mirabelle.
It's mellow and sweet, vanilla mousse, candied lemon, whipped cream,
before the more typical elements of the distillery appear, varnished
wood, chestnut bogue, shavings, black earth. On the palate, the fruits
return, white plum, apricot and yellow apple, but also cereals, muesli
and dried fruits, with very well-managed spices, pepper and ginger. Long finish, just the right amount of explosion, charcoal and terracotta, candied quinces, angelica, cloves.
In Short,
The nose and the finish are really subtle, it's very fruity and a
little floral, with a finesse rarely seen in the world of whisky. The
price is a bit high, especially for a 50 cl bottle, but it's a must have if you like this distillery even a bit. It can still be found on some french sites, at more or less the same price as the outlet one.
Score: 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Bomba Estéreo - El Alma y el Cuerpo
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