Cotswolds
8.1

Cotswolds

Founder’s Choice

ABV 60.5%

HOT. A drop of water does wonders to allow you to really enjoy all that’s going on.

Phoebe Calver

Specification

Cotswolds Distillery

The Cotswold Distilling Company Ltd

Brand

The Cotswold Distilling Company Ltd

Bottler

Founder’s Choice

Expression

Single Malt

Type

No age statement

Age (Years)

2021

Year of Bottling

60.5%

ABV

England

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Phoebe Calver

Taster

Nose: Wensleydale cheese with cranberry, luxurious resinous notes, pea pods and sage. Crème caramel and a lot of heat.

Palate: Rapidly developing spice warmth, redcurrants and cinnamon. Oily sweet caramel, green stalks, electric cables and toffee fudge sundae there too.

Finish: Savoury post-Wensleydale drying, with cranberry sweetness and green stalks.

Comment: HOT. A drop of water does wonders to allow you to really enjoy all that’s going on.

Score: 7.9

Christopher Coates

Taster

Nose: Sawn oak, golden syrup and candied ginger. Pencil lead, olive oil, and peach cordial. A little hibiscus. Buttery biscuit base.

Palate: Full bodied. Concentrated fruit flavours, including pineapple, banana, and plum. Delicate lychee in the back. Underpinned by very subtle sweet cereal notes.

Finish: Pistachio and red apple fades slowly.

Comment: This is a complex and well-balanced dram. Bravo.

Score: 8.3

8.1
Overall Score

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