Aged in oak casks for less than 5 years with Chinese brandy, a grape brandy (Munag) unique to the Xinjiang region of China, this ruby-coloured single malt whiskey with amber depth has rich oak aromas and candied fruit scents. Its distinctive flavour combines a captivating blend of warmth and lingering sweetness, seducing the palate with every sip. A single cask of each is available for EU markets in 2024. Numbered casks and bottles.
It is non chill-filtered and has its natural colour. It is bottled at 47% Vol.
The colour is several shades darker than its brothers on this website, which is not weird since it was aged on an ex-brandy cask. Colour as deep honey. Depending on the light, it switches between yellow and golden brown.
On the nose there is much going on: Fresh green grapes, sultana's, oak and some slight notes of cardamom. Some straw mixes with a dusty hayloft where small apples are being dried. A second sniff gives me hints of pepper and green apples. Darker notes in the back give some mocha and coco.
The first sip gives a nice surprising mix of fresh applejuice, white pepper and dark raisins. Some light chocolate in on the back of the tongue, ending in some leather and cloves.
The finish is medium long and leaves a sweetened nutmeg note, lingering next to some hints of grapes. A lovely autumn dram.
