Paul John Brilliance
Nose: Gorwydd
Caerphilly cheese, vanilla panna cotta, lemon curd tart, spelt flour, granary
toast covered in a smear-ette of honey, a sodden grassy field, autumnal
burning leaves, sweet musk, a velvet lined wooden antique jewellery box, toasted
cardamom seeds, ground ginger, zest from an ortanique and a yellow foam banana
from a pick and mix.
Palate: Spiced
roasted bramley apples topped with blackberries, Lindt chili chocolate, sea
salt infused caramel, honeydew melon, chaunsa mangoes, McVitie’s Jamaica ginger
cake, vanilla custard, ground cloves, wood spice, youthful balanced oak and
something rather witch hazel-esque.
Finish: A
prickly and pronounced finish that pleases plenty!
Summary: After
being somewhat blown away by their Single Cask offering at the Whisky Show in London last
year, I was very keen to give this latest release a whirl, and I’m very glad
that I did. It certainly lives up to its name and is proof if proof is needed
that there’s some dramspankingly good single malt whisky coming out of India at the moment.
