La Gauloise Jaune

For centuries the stormy waters of the Atlantic Ocean has not only shaped the character of the people of Islay but also the character of their famous whiskies. In many ways this fine malt mirrors the character of Islay people – strong yet gentle, warm yet mellow, but with a maturity beyond its years. Robust peaty, with that unmistakable breath of the seashore,

Coloma Coffee Smoked 8 years old is a true ode to the Colombian traditions of coffee and rum. Produced at Hacienda Coloma, this unique cuvée blends the heritage of roasted coffee with the elegance of a carefully aged old rum. After aging for 8 years in oak barrels, this rum undergoes a double finishing process: first in barrels that previously held a coffee liqueur, then in barrels infused with the deep aromas of roasted coffee. This distinctive maturation imparts Coloma Coffee Smoked with a captivating complexity, where vanilla sweetness, caramelized indulgence, and intense smoky mocha notes intertwine. An exceptional encounter between two legendary worlds.

A Single Malt from Speyside with an Sauternes cask finish. All the elegance and refinement that one would expect from a Speyside Whisky. This is so well illustrated by the beautiful painting of my second cousin, the famous Scottish Artist, Archibald Dunbar McIntosh, who reveals in his painting all the warmth of the Scottish landscape and unique changing contours.

A Highland Single Malt, McWarrior, a determined fighter and adventurer imaged by Charles Edward Stuart, the last of the Scottish Dynastic Princes of Scotland, the grandson of Marie Stuart, who fought a revolution in 1745, to claim back the crown of Scotland and of England. Simon Laurie, is one of the best current Scottish Artists from the Glasgow School of Art, a big supporter of Scottish culture and values. Scotch whisky amongst them, but also wine from the old country and Scottish historical ally, France. One will find all of these attributes in his art.

NOTES DE DEGUSTATION

des arômes d’Indonésie...

Au double vieillissement en fûts de teck et de chêne americain (ex bourbons) s’ajoute une annee de vieillissement supplementaire en fûts de merisier qui apporte des arômes de miel et de griottes.

TASTIN NOTES

Nose: Pungent peaty smoke. Phenolic with a little coastal breeze.

Palate: Lovely sweet peatiness. Some iodine and sea salt balance with vanilla notes and some spice

Finish: Waves of smoke. Fantastic length.

An Islay Single Malt with lots of character from the sea and grassy peat land. Amber wood and chimney lum after a peat fire . Pale from a second fill bourbon barrel in American Oak. For those who like an elegant peat, oily, seaweed and grassy.