53,6°
Distillery : The Glasgow Distillery - Lowlands
Paille Wine Cask From Fumey-Châtelain
Independent Bottling
By Le Gus't
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
The Glasgow Distillery was born in 2012, and the French independent bottler Le Gus't appeared in 2013, they at least have youth in common. And together they produced two bottlings in 2024, the first of which was this one, aged for 7 years in a vin de paille cask, a sweet wine in which the grapes were dried for several months before being pre-soured, to allow a more intense concentration of sugar. The result was 239 bottles, which sold out fairly quickly. Le Gus't enjoys an excellent reputation in France.
Let's Taste It :
Slightly acidic red fruits, cherry and redcurrant, cranberry jam, a touch of rancio or even sulphur, but it's not disturbing. Goji and pomegranate seeds, apricots and sultanas. terracotta. But there's also honey and some yellow fruit. On the palate, it's syrupy, strawberries and amarena cherries, a bit spicy, you can feel the influence of fermented fruit, softly dirty. Relatively discreet spices, dark chocolate. Long, thick and sticky finish, prickly pear, Vieille Prune, grenadine.
In Short,
It's original and pleasant to drink, but a little removed from the world of whisky. What's more, the distillery's profile is a little lost in this very distinctive ageing. Interesting nonetheless, and worth a try, without going so far as to buy it, especially given the price.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Liitle Ronnie & The Grand Dukes - Sugar Babe
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