Special #31 Millstone Peated Palo Cortado 2019 - 5YO

Special # 31 Millstone Peated Dutch Single Malt Whisky Palo Cortado cask 46

Production details:
Double distilled,
Gist: M strain yeast/Brewers yeast
Graan: Barley Malt (heavy peated 50PPM)
Cask type: Full maturation in Palo Cortado casks
ABV: 46%

 This peated malt whisky has a beautiful color of old gold,and a rich and luscious flavour profile that far exceeds its relative youthfulness. The whisky expresses those typical notes that you would expect from a relatively youthful peated whisky with a full maturation in very rare old Palo cortade casks. The first impression is rich. When you give the whisky a little time in your glass and the whisky shines with its warm and complex character. The unique qualities of this whisky come from the use of a crystal-clear wort that is slowly fermented for 7 days and the slow distillation method with the relatively early cut point. After distillation the whisky had a full maturation in vere rare old palo cortado casks that give the whisky its beautiful color and adds to the rich complex flavour.

Tasting notes:

Color: Dark Gold

 Nose: Menthol Freshness and smokey with rich and warm undertones. There is an underlying menthol quality to the whisky normally associated with much older whiskies. Together with this menthol quality a balanced campfire smokiness of this peated whisky stands out. This develops into a rich and complex whisky that has a definite lemon and citruscharacter to balance those campfire smokey notes.

Taste: Wonderfully balanced. Warm notes of apple and oranges and various other citrus aroma’s balanced with the deep and interesting smokey notes of the peat.

Finish: Long and slightly drying with great complexity