Name: Rozelieures Smoked Single Malt French Whisky
Color: Gold Brown
Nose: Malt, wood, sherry, caramel, earthy
Taste: Smoke, peat, sweet, earthy, rich, wood
Review:
Rozelieures Smoke Single Malt Whisky is a surprising whisky that comes across on the nose of being a Highland single malt. It is very peaty and full bodied and really surprised me when I tasted it. I got the opportunity to try this whisky recently at one of Robin Robinson’s Whisky Smack Down classes at the Astor Center in NYC. If you haven’t take one of his classes, I highly recommend them. They are 6 pours of whisky, a cocktail and a lot of education.
The Grallet Family whose distillery is in Lorraine, France has been producing spirits since 1890. In 2000 they entered the whisky business. The distillery emphasizes using 100% local sourced products and being very green when making their whisky. The whisky is matured in 100% sherry casks for a minimum of 7 years.
The world is a big place, but it gets smaller each year when it comes to whisky. More and more countries are moving into the world of brown spirits and France is no exception. As you know, they are known for making pretty decent wine and cognac so whisky would not be a stretch for them. This is one of those whisky’s that anyone could ramble on the stats, facts, and make sound sexy in a review. I will close with the following; I really enjoyed it and it is worth picking up a bottle in you like this style of whisky.
Priced around $55 and well worth the money.
If you like it, drink it! –Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
