Dupont Famille Apple Brandy Islay Cask

A sedative nose of baked apples, spice, pastry notes and a light sweet mesquite note. The palate shows more of the peat with a whiff of mesquite and balanced with the apple component - D&M TASTING NOTES

PRODUCER NOTES:

OVERVIEW: "The ‘Cask Finish’ collection is born from the desire to enrich the classic aromatic palette of our calvados by refining in casks that have previously contained wines and spirits.

This offers a surprising alliance between the fried and pastry notes of Calvados and the peaty, salty and mineral aromas that have made the reputation of the distilleries located on the island of Islay."

TASTING: "EYES - Clear and bright; NOSE - Fresh mineral fines notes. Spices and apple flavours. Fresh and delicate; MOUTH - Franc attack and fresh. Smoky and licorice notes, apple compote and grilled almond flavours on the middle of mouth. Slightly mineral at the end. (45% ABV)"

PRODUCTION: “The apples are mixed, crushed and pressed. The apple juice ferments completely to give the cider to distill. The double distillation takes place one month after the cider fermentation process. The first distillation of the cider gives the small water at 30% vol. and it is the second distillation, that of the little water, which gives Calvados. It is aged 4 years minimum In toasted oak barrels of 400 litres including 25% new barrels. Minimum finish 6 months in 220l barrels having contained Islay single malt Scotch whisky.”

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: “The atypical notes of this calvados will associate well with olives or dishes using their oils; cold cuts, meats and smoked fish, nuts, cheeses, dried fruits, candied or fresh; caramel and chocolate desserts. AS AN APERITIF - On its own, over ice, or with a drop or two of water to let it release its aromas; AS A DIGESTIVE - Drinking temperature 20-22°C (68 to 72°F).”