Michel Couvreur - Overaged Malt Whisky
Price: $65.90
| Producer | Michel Couvreur |
| Country | France |
| Style | Whisky |
| Sku | 00414 |
Michel Couvreur Description
Distilled in Scotland. Vatted from various, over 12 year old whiskies traditionally ennobled with sherry oak casks and bottled in our French Burgundian caves.
Denomination malt whisky is a blended malt several distilleries, several ages new make spirit mixed, obtaining a good balance thanks to the blending. The date of distillation 2003, age 12 years. Original strength 70%, natural strength in casks 53%, bottling strength 43%. Maturation in Pedro Ximenez casks.
OVERAGED MALT WHISKY TASTING COMMENTS Fragrance of dried flowers, flaxen tobacco, sherry wine, fat almond, a little smoked. Fruity, powerful and long in the mouth. Aimed at a balance between new pure young malts and fathomless maturity of older ones End of mouth : sherry roundness enhanced by a slightly smoked. Fabulous nice balance between the nervous young single malts and the mellow olders. To be preferably consumed cool (14 to 15° Celsius), as an appetizer as well as digestive
Wine Enthusiast: 91 Points
Although the various whiskies in this blend were distilled in Scotland, it was then moved to France's Burgundy region to age—so it's not technically Scotch. The whiskies in the blend are over 12 years old and aged in ex-Sherry casks. The end result is a nut-brown hue and rich dried date and caramel scent. The big, rounded palate surprises with smoke, underpinned with hints of Sherry, dried fig, and caramel, with a long baking spice finish.
-KARA NEWMAN
