Michel Couvreur - VJ Maturation Single Malt Whisky (700ml)
Price: $125.00
| Producer | Michel Couvreur |
| Country | France |
| Style | Whiskey |
| Sku | 07704 |
Distilled February 1st, 2015 in Scotland
Matured 9 years in Jura Vin Jaume casks.
No filtration cask strength
Bottled February 15th, 2024
Michel Couvreur Description
Burgundy is a place full of personalities at the high end of the passion scale, especially when it comes to food and drink – perhaps none more so than a Belgian who once decided unprecedentedly maturing Scotch Whisky in the heart of the famous French wine region. The fellow in question was Michel Couvreur, and he was a man on a mission when it comes to Scotch Whisky. Born in 1928, Michel passed away in August 2013 when he was 85 year old.
In the 1950’s Michel Couvreur, originally from Belgium, landed in Burgundy and made and marketed wine there. He took frequent trips to England and Scotland where he sold his wine, but was particularly drawn to Scotland for the fabulous fishing and hunting. Entering from the wine trade, his was an increasingly familiar story within the whisky industry. Eventually he moved to England in 1956, then to Scotland in 1964 where he became involved in the production process of whisky – from the selection of the most ancient strains of cereals to employing extremely rare sherry casks.
Michel Couvreur had a revolutionary and disturbing vision of whisky: more than the “terroir” or the craftsmanship, the spirit of barley becomes whisky only by maturing in cask. A genuine “fecundation” to which he has dedicated himself since 1978. When it has become easier to be supplied with American hogsheads or seasoning Sherry casks (casks impregnated with Sherry wine for 6 months until 5 years), Michel Couvreur preferred to buy old, historic Sherry casks only.
