Cotswolds Founder’s Choice English Single Malt Whisky (700ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV: 60.5% Age: No Age Statement Country: England
Whisky production is at the heart of everything they do at the distillery. The Cotswolds Single Malt is a rich, fruity and sip-able whisky. It has a balance and depth of flavour that belies its young age, due to the exceptional attention to detail in their distilling and use of the finest oak casks for maturation. Cotswolds distillery began laying down casks to mature in September 2014, and have filled a number of different types. These will be released in due course, allowing them to add a variety of different bottling’s to their range as the years progress.
The Founder’s Choice release begins with Cotswolds brilliant new make spirit – creamy and incredibly fruity, thanks to the pair of yeasts, 90-hour fermentation and tight heart cut on the spirit still. They dilute to 63.5% ABV for casking, and then fill the American oak STR barriques. The casks matured for just over three years before Dan selected the nine that would go into this first ever batch of Founder’s Choice single malt. The casks were then disgorged and bottled at natural cask strength, non-chill filtered and with no added colouring.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Dry hay and cut wood, with dark chocolate and dried figs, and plums in sweet syrup.
Palate: Warming cereal and toast notes, with lots of fresh red fruits and butterscotch.
Finish: Hints of spicy oak, lots of dried fruit and a lingering nutty, dry note.
