Cotswolds - Founder’s Choice – Cask Strength
ABV: 60.9 %
Cotswolds Distillery
Price: £64.96
Distillery – Cotswold, Bourton-on-the-water – est 2014
Source: River Windrush
Traditional floor maltings
Local Cotswolds barley
Also produce a single malt whisky and two gins
Whisky
90 hour fermentation
American oak red wine casks that had been shaved, toasted and re-charred (STR) (Dr Jim Swan invented this process).
Small batch – only 18 casks selected for this batch #2
Only 3 years maturation – amazing end result!
Nose:
Dry hay and cut wood; dark chocolate & dried figs; plums in sweet syrup
Almond butter, black pepper, croissants & coffee
Palate:
Warming cereal & toast notes; fresh red fruits & butterscotch
Peaches in syrup, gingerbread with sugary icing
With water:
Sweet citrus; peppery diluted butter