Robert from Highfern.com has kindly sent me a Langatun Distillery sample to try from their range of whiskies!
It is their Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky and many thanks to highfern.com (@HighfernLtd) for sending it to me!
The Port Cask Finish is already a classic among the Langatun Cask Finishes. Pre-aging in a Chardonnay cask gives the whisky its delicate sweetness with beautiful vanilla and wood notes. Afterwards, this single malt whisky is transferred to a port cask for two years for a period of post-maturation, the so-called finish.
This allows the whisky to take on the typical fruity aromas and the dried fruits of the port wine come out very nicely. This beautifully rounded, almost six-year-old whisky is limited to just 512 bottles.
So, what did I think? Here are my tasting notes …
Tasting Notes – Langatun Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky (49.12%)
Distillation date: October 2016
Bottling date: April 2022
Size: 50 cl
r.r.p. £85.98
Nose: Strong port wine notes with cherries, woodiness, orange and other citrus together with menthol and creamy vanilla.
Palate: Plum jam with syrupy glucose, cherry kirsch, liquorice and creamy chocolate. Finish: Lovely warming, malty spiciness with port wine. Overall: Luscious, gorgeous dram with exciting fruity flavours – a real feast for those Christmas taste buds! |
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About Langatun Distillery
As a newly graduated master brewer, Jakob Baumberger founded a distillery on his father’s farm in 1857. In 1860 he took over a small brewery in Langenthal (celtic: “Langatun”), which he subsequently expanded into a flourishing business alongside the distillery.
Later his descendants Hans Baumberger I and II continued the brewing and distilling tradition. In 2005 Hans Baumberger III took up the vision of his great-grandfather again with the production of the hand-made Langatun Single Malts and other distillates of highest quality in best family tradition.
About Highfern
Highfern Ltd is the proprietor of Angels’ Nectar Blended Malt and Single Malt Scotch Whisky, and the UK importer of Langatun Swiss Single Malt Whisky, Strane London Dry Gin, and Cihuatán Rum.
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