Penderyn is a distillery that often surprises us, leaning either one way or the other. This batch from Adelphi is bright, fruity and oaky, a clear window into the best of Penderyn.
Bourbon Cask, 56.9% ABV
Nose:Â Foam bananas, fresh basil, sweet wheat dough, biscuit forward, light sliced radish, marzipan, cherry.
Palate:Â pencil shavings, new notebook, new kitchen roll, saw dust, birch tree, lemon marmalade, lime pickle, bitterness.
Finish:Â Medium herbal, tarragon.
Adelphi is one of the world’s top independent bottlers of whisky. They acquire casks already matured to bottle, as opposed to maturing them themselves, and the Adelphi brand has been synonymous with top quality whisky for in the post-2000 era. The company also owns the Ardnamurchan distillery on Scotland’s east coast, which distilled its first spirit in 2014 and released its first single malt in 2020.
