Blended Whisky, Canada
This original bottling was produced with very old maize whiskies aged in casks previously containing a Speyside single malt, as well as a small percentage of rye whisky matured in quarter casks previously used for a peated Scottish single malt. This version shows us J.P. Wiser’s in a more vanilla and richer light than the J.P. Wiser’s 1998 in our last creation catalogue. The handful of incursions into the world of rum found in its palette of flavors and aromas are irrefutable proof.
TASTING NOTES
Nose : rich, heady. On the first nose, notes of grain, vanilla and wax mix together harmoniously. Allowed to breathe, the aroma palette develops notes of milk pudding and candied citrus fruit (lemon, kumquat). Increasingly floral (broom, mimosa), it also reveals wonderfully noble woody notes (oak, wood polish).
Palate : lively, dynamic. The slightly oxidative attack (roasted pineapple, hot honey, cough sweets) ventures into faraway syrupy lands (sugar cane, agave milk). The more floral mid-palate (dandelion, daffodil, daisy) scales deeply natural rustic paths. The end of the palate is energized with flavors of grapefruit and gentian root.
Overall : long, smooth. The deliciously vanilla start of the finish (flan, éclair) reveals the presence of numerous aromatic plants (verbena, sage, sorrel, bay leaf). Spice bread and fresh walnut then feed a richer end to the finish. The particularly fruity retro-nasal olfaction evokes orchard fruits (peach, apple, pear, plum). The empty glass is balsamic (cedar, thuja) and powdery (rice).