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Spain 2012


Single casks 2024

Characteristics


CATEGORY Single Casks PREMIUM 2024

ABV 43,5% alc./vol.

ORIGIN SPAIN – Azucarera del Guadalfeo Distillery S.A.

RAW MATERIAL Molasses

FERMENTATION 2 days

DISTILLATION Column still

VINTAGE 2012

TROPICAL AGEING No tropical ageing.

CONTINENTAL AGEING 11 years & 4 months in bourbon casks

FURTHER MATURATION Matured 8 months in Pedro Ximénez Sherry cask

VOLATILE COMPOUNDS 110 g/hL AA

ESTERS 44 g/hL AA

BROWNING 0 g/L

CANE SUGAR CARAMEL E150a (% volume) 0 g/L

Tasting notes


NOSE

BLEND OF VANILLA AND SMOKY
UNDERTONES, COMPLEMENTED BY WOODY AND
SPICY ELEMENTS. TOFFEE, CINNAMON, AND
NUTMEG ENHANCE THE AROMATIC
COMPLEXITY. RICH NOTES OF FIGS,
CHOCOLATE, AND ALMONDS IN THE
BACKGROUND.


PALATE

VERY RICH WITH BUTTERSCOTCH AND
TOBACCO AT THE FOREFRONT. THE WARMTH
OF GINGER AND ALLSPICE MELDS WITH
THE RICHNESS OF COCOA, WHILE
COCONUT, PRUNE, AND HAZELNUT ROUND
OUT THE PROFILE, ADDING LAYERS OF
TASTE AND TEXTURE.


FINISH

LONG AND DRY ON SMOKY MOLASSES AND
ROBUST COFFEE NOTES. LEATHER AND
CLOVES PROVIDE A SPICY EDGE,
BALANCED BY THE SHARPNESS OF BLACK
PEPPER WITH TAR, BANANA AND DATES