Single Malt Whisky ~ Blossoming Auld Sherried ~ 45% ~ 700mL
This single malt whisky from Michel Couvreur is his remake of the legendary malt whiskies of the Victorian era. It opens with fragrances of Sherry, maple syrup, flowers, vanilla, and dried fruits. Mellow and long in the mouth, with a nice balance between Sherry’s warmth and the fresh flavors that only barley can produce. This is a fabulous demonstration of a whisky matured in a very impregnated sweet PX sherry cask. Its label does not indicate time spent in wood as the whisky’s maturity is reached differently in every cask. This expression is very Sherried indeed, and perhaps the reason it is named “Blossoming.”
This single malt whisky from Michel Couvreur is his remake of the legendary malt whiskies of the Victorian era. It opens with fragrances of Sherry, maple syrup, flowers, vanilla, and dried fruits. Mellow and long in the mouth, with a nice balance between Sherry’s warmth and the fresh flavors that only barley can produce. This is a fabulous demonstration of a whisky matured in a very impregnated sweet PX sherry cask. Its label does not indicate time spent in wood as the whisky’s maturity is reached differently in every cask. This expression is very Sherried indeed, and perhaps the reason it is named “Blossoming.”
| Product-Type: | Spirits |
| Spirits-Nose: | Warm PX flavors |
| Spirits-Mouth: | Smooth, Mellow and Light |
| Spirits-Finish: | Very Complex Dried Fruits Fresh Almonds |
| Spirits-Category: | Single Cask Whisky |
| Spirits-Distillate: | single distillation |
| Spirits-Age: | 15 ans |
| Spirits-Distillation Date: | 2002 |
| Spirits-Distillation Degree: | 70.00% |
| Spirits-Natural Degree: | 55.00% |
| Spirits-Bottle Degree: | 45.00% |
| Spirits-Barrel Ageing: | Extremely old PX |
| Spirits-Celler Zone: | Middle then high humidity |
| Spirits-Presentation: | Wooden box |
| Spirits-Tasting Suggestions: | To be preferably consumed after diner at room temperature (17 to 18°C) Could be the best companion for winter peaceful evenings with a piece of dark chocolate |
| Spirits-Robe: | Dark |
Winery
Michel Couvreur had a very personal, and truly revolutionary vision of what whisky should be: more than terroir, more than the distiller’s touch, it was the maturing in oak casks that truly helped the grain spirit become whisky. From 1978 on, having settled in the French region of Burgundy, he decided to make it his life’s work and to dedicate his research to a process which he once compared to cross-fertilisation.
Michel Couvreur passed away in 2013; his son-in-law Cyril Deschamps and his cellar master Jean-Arnaud Frantzen, with the invaluable help of Michel’s devoted wife Marthe and his daughter Alexandra, follow to the letter the philosophy and the motto of the house: Virtute et Opera.