40°
Bourbon, Calvados and French Virgin Oak Casks
Distillery : Grallet-Dupic - France
Original Bottling
Core Range
Single Malt
Launched in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Totally Unpeated
I'm not going to lie to you, I'm not a big fan of Rozelieures, but as I'm a brave man, and I'm wondering whether my initial judgement was a little exaggerated, I'm going to try a little refresh. I'll start with this one, as it's not peated at all, which is very rare for this distillery. It's the result of a blend of Bourbon, Calvados and French virgin oak casks. It's neither coloured nor chill-filtered, but reduced to the maximum, which is very rare, because when whisky is less than 45° and not filtered, it has a cloudy appearance that can bother the consumer. But it tastes better, in principle.
Let's Taste It :
It's very cerealy and grainy, with straw and muesli, grains of rye, puffed rice, all glued together with a little honey and slightly mellowed by the cognac. Yellow fruit, mirabelle plums, Frécinette bananas, juicy pear, a little candied. Raw wood, with splinters and bits of bark. On the palate, it's too light, totally inconsistent, a little lychee if you look hard enough, vanilla, egg white. Light spices. Finish too short and not at all powerful, but not bad either, wood varnish, cream of pumpkin soup, vanilla custard, flaked almonds.
In Short,
It's still better than I expected. I liked the nose, which I found very cereal-like, but the palate and finish were uninteresting. I wouldn't recommend buying it, but I wouldn't refuse a glass if someone offered it to me, it's not bad.
Score : 82
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Benjamin Biolay - Juste avant de tomber
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