“Dervenn” means oak in Breton language. The distillery has been innovating for 20 years in collaboration with Jean-Baptiste Le Floc’h, the last Breton cooper, and the ONF (National Forestry Commission) to make oak casks from their beautiful Breton forests where some of their whiskies are matured in every year. For this Armorik Dervenn, they have selected these unique casks to reflect the quintessence of the Breton terroir. It develops subtle woody and spicy aromas, magnifying the rich and fruity distillate of Armorik. After a few years of absence, Armorik Dervenn is back in a 10 years version, limited to 2000 bottles in 2022.
NOSE: Powerful, complex, a combination of honeyed pastries and passion fruit. Some empyreumatic notes of leather and caramelized sugar, accompanied by cinnamon.
PALATE: The richness of the nose is reflected in the mouth. The attack is honeyed with an exacerbated sweetness. We find then the empyreumatic notes, which evolve on the liquorice, the figs, in an exceptional volume.
FINISH: Very long. Spicy, it reveals the smoky side of the product which joins the fruity side of the distillate.