Name: Paul John – Brilliance
Color: Copper
Nose: Apples, malt, sweetness
Taste: Malt, grassy, toffee
Paul John Brilliance is another expression from Paul John Distilleries in Goa, India. Unlike its sister Edited, it is a bit plainer with mainly a malt/grass taste. There is no peat or exotic fruit in the flavor profile. This not a bad thing, I just was not expecting it.
The whisky is non-chilled filtered and is made with 6-row barley. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a member of the grass family and there are 2 or 6 row types of barley. The two and six row barley each have pros and cons, but I won’t get too deep into that subject. The main pros of six row barley are that is has a higher protein levels and more enzymes for converting starch into sugar. Getting sugar from the starch is a very big part of the distilling process. As for as the taste, could not tell you the difference, but I can say that Brilliance is very malty and grassy. I struggled to taste much else, which made it a bit dull. Brilliance is non-peated, so it is more of a summer drink that a cold winter dram. Personally, I need my peat and smoke in my whisky when the snow falls.
Priced around $50 and worth the money, just not my preferred flavor profile.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
