Cotswolds Founder's Choice Batch 02/2019
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25452 | |
Cotswolds | |
England | |
Single Malt Whisky | |
60.4% | |
0.7 l | |
Original bottling | |
Wein | |
2500 Bottles | |
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![TheGreatMothra](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
23. Sep 2019
Nosing:
Mixed red fruit, sweet. dried fruits something lightly citrus like mandarin oranges.Vanilla sweetness.
Taste:
Intense and sweet arrival. The red wine character comes through immediately, more red fruit from the nose, particularly cranberry which is something I can't remember identifying in a flavour profile before. Lots of vanilla caramel, but it is kept well in check by the residual tannins from the wine. Oak spiciness kicks in over time and a gingery heat.
Finish:
Medium length. Residual spiciness, oak tannins come forward, but not bitter. Fruitiness changes from berries to general mixed fruit. Gingery heat remains.
Comment:
I was gifted a bottle of this by my father after he visited the distillery. I have to say, it really is a very well put together release. Given that it is not bottled with an age statement I wasn't expecting the well rounded quality on show. It definitely needs a good bit of water to show at its best, I was probably adding a full tablespoon to a dram. The red wine cask here definitely shows through, but not in the acidic/astringent way it often does in my experience, I'm very impressed with the way the recharring seems to have affected these casks, the result is excellent. If I had been tasting this blind, I'm not sure I wouldn't have mistaken this for a 12-14 year old malt. It is also priced at a good point for such a potent bottling strength, very impressed.
![Beeren Beeren](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/8/csm_Fruit_-_Berries_b4af9dddf8.png)
![Getrocknete Früchte Getrocknete Früchte](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/2/csm_Sweet_-_DriedFruit_45f3a3feb0.png)
![Vanille Vanille](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/e/csm_Sweet_-_Vanilla_e272485da7.png)
Mixed red fruit, sweet. dried fruits something lightly citrus like mandarin oranges.Vanilla sweetness.
Taste:
![Beeren Beeren](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/8/csm_Fruit_-_Berries_b4af9dddf8.png)
![Karamell Karamell](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/e/csm_Sweet_-_Caramel_cf101730fd.png)
![Vanille Vanille](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/e/csm_Sweet_-_Vanilla_e272485da7.png)
![Gewürze Gewürze](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Spices_453a4300b0.png)
![Ingwer Ingwer](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/2/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Ginger_e141a89661.png)
Intense and sweet arrival. The red wine character comes through immediately, more red fruit from the nose, particularly cranberry which is something I can't remember identifying in a flavour profile before. Lots of vanilla caramel, but it is kept well in check by the residual tannins from the wine. Oak spiciness kicks in over time and a gingery heat.
Finish:
![Eiche Eiche](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/f/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Oak_e8ab3373e6.png)
![Früchte Früchte](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/0/csm_Fruit_b73e148852.png)
![Ingwer Ingwer](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/2/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Ginger_e141a89661.png)
![Gewürze Gewürze](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Spices_453a4300b0.png)
Medium length. Residual spiciness, oak tannins come forward, but not bitter. Fruitiness changes from berries to general mixed fruit. Gingery heat remains.
Comment:
I was gifted a bottle of this by my father after he visited the distillery. I have to say, it really is a very well put together release. Given that it is not bottled with an age statement I wasn't expecting the well rounded quality on show. It definitely needs a good bit of water to show at its best, I was probably adding a full tablespoon to a dram. The red wine cask here definitely shows through, but not in the acidic/astringent way it often does in my experience, I'm very impressed with the way the recharring seems to have affected these casks, the result is excellent. If I had been tasting this blind, I'm not sure I wouldn't have mistaken this for a 12-14 year old malt. It is also priced at a good point for such a potent bottling strength, very impressed.
![N-et-Lexus](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
15. Jan 2023