59,9°
Distillery : Penderyn - Wales
2d Fill Bourbon Barrel
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Specially bottled for La Maison du Whisky and sold exclusively by the same shop under the New Vibrations label, this 13-year-old Penderyn Single Cask produced exactly 182 bottles. It has been entirely distilled in the Faraday still acquired by the distillery in 2000, which promises a great intensity of flavour.
Let's Taste It :
Wood glue, airy iodine, mineral hints, the nose is typically Penderyn. Fresh and sweet, with greedy white fruits and pastry cream. A whiff of woody vanilla. Cinnamon leaf. On the palate, we have the markers of Bourbon, floral honey, ripe yellow plums, some juicy pears and a more gulping vanilla. It's frankly spicy, which gives it great depth. The finish is very well done, custardy, whipped cream, mille-feuilles, dusted with icing sugar. Crunchy shortbread. Dry earth, peppermint.
In Short,
Truly the quintessence of Penderyn, all distillery fanatics will love it. The downside is that it lacks a little variety and originality, it's Penderyn and nothing else, the cask influence is fairly discreet, there's no special touch, except perhaps in the finish. But this is a very fine bottling, because it is totally representative of this excellent distillery. Unfortunately sold at a prohibitive price, it will be reserved for the wealthy and speculative, not necessarily for true lovers.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
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