Name: Brenne Estate Cask Single Malt
Color: Light brown
Nose: Fresh, earth, spice, burnt cotton candy
Taste: Light, fresh, caramel, cognac earth, sweet finish
Review:
Last week I attended a tasting for Brenne Whisky at Hudson Hotel Library Bar near Columbus Circle here in NYC. This tasting was in conjunction with Women Who Whisky of New York. I found the invite online and thought it would be a good tasting to attend. What I did not know, until I arrived, was I was the only male attending. Opps…. However, Allison Parc, founder of Brenne Whisky and Julia Ritz Toffoli, founder of Women Who Whiskey welcomed me with open arms and dragged me out of the corner I was sitting (hiding) in to join a another table.
Brenne is a single malt whisky produced in Cognac, France and was released in 2012. It has very distinct flavor profile that some might find too sweet, but it was excellent in the Manhattan cocktail served that night. Brenne is the kind of whisky I like in the warm summer weather by the pool, beach, or outdoors at night with a cigar. Some whisky lovers may not like a sweeter taste but I prefer a sweeter whisky in warm weather. I can not drink Islay peated whisky when it is warm out.
Brenne Estate is priced around $60 and it’s flavor profile stands on its own. It is worth the money and I will be putting it on my bar this summer.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
