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Intro:
This is a whiskey distilled at Bertrand that is matured in Domaine La Tour Vieille casks. This Domaine produces Banyuls wines. This is another 100% Alsace French distilled product. More information on DTV can be found here.
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Nose:
Plums, malt, sticky toffee and dessert pudding. Cocoa, honey, creme brulee. Really malt forward. Faintly musty.
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Taste:
Sweet, but thin mouthfeel. Some faint heat. Lactic, sour fruits, honey and plums. Some grape influence and with time in the glass, there is almost a mild smoke presence. Some faint pepper.
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Finish:
Medium length with some heat and a musty fruity profile.
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Overall:
Rich but almost too meaty / musty / malty. I think this could use a little more barrel time to balance out those notes. Not bad, but could use a little work. Interesting, all the same, though.
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Score:
4
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