Blanton’s Single Barrel La Maison du Whisky 2019 110 PROOF

$1,000.00

Description

Blanton’s Single Barrel La Maison du Whisky

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DISTILLERY: BUFFALO TRACE

AGE: NOT AGE STATED ( BETWEEN 6 AND 8 YEARS )

BOTTLED: 2019

REGION: KENTUCKY, USA

BOTTLE STRENGTH: 55% / 110 PROOF

BOTTLE SIZE: 70CL

Blanton’s La Maison du Whisky 2019 dumped on the 31st July and matured in barrel #21, specially selected for La Maison du Whisky in Paris. Stored on rick number 53 and bottled at 55%.

Please note; the plastic seal around the stopper on bottles of Blanton’s are fabricated from a material that occasionally cracks in transit. All our bottles are checked to ensure they are fully intact before dispatch. If cracking of the plastic seal occurs it does not affect the whiskey in anyway. Blanton’s Single Barrel La Maison du Whisky
Colour: pale gold. Nose: the first word that comes to my mouth is ‘delicate’, and maybe also ‘ancient’. Indeed, this profile remind me a bit of the old G&Ms (1968, 1969 and such), and is probably more ‘old Caol Ila’ than ‘new Caol Ila’, which is most interesting. Of course, it was made in the rebuilt/extended distillery, not in the old one. There’s an obvious sootiness that mingles perfectly well with some elegant notes of camphor and pine sap, some eucalyptus syrup and notes of apple compote, while the ocean’s blowing in the background (what?) Oysters! Maybe a little feminine, and certainly very subtle. Curious about the palate… Blanton’s Single Barrel La Maison du Whisky
Mouth: interesting, very interesting… Starts rather earthy this time, leafy, with notes of liquorice wood, roots (ginseng?), gentian… That gives the whole a great bitterness (tonics, bitters). It gets more maritime after that, with a little brine, a moderate peatiness, an ashy/chalky feeling that’s most pleasant and just touches of lemon and grapefruit. Also ripe apples. Again, it’s very elegant and maybe slightly ‘diaphanous’, so to speak. An old Caol Ila to sip in the morning? Finish: medium long, maybe a tad dry, briny, with a rather ashy aftertaste. More peat. Comments: I think I understood why they bottled this baby at 43%, it’s to make sure that its elegant profile gets noticed. Yes, maybe. A quiet, serene old Caol Ila

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