Armorik 5 Years Old Batch 2

By Barry Bradford on December 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

What they say

Here we have the second batch of Armorik French single malt whisky to be independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company! This five year old expression from Brittany’s Distillerie Warenghem spent its time maturing in a Sauterenes wine cask, with oodles of sweet stone fruit and rich honey character, its a splendid addition to Boutique-y Whisky’s Wine Cask Series. The wizardly distiller on the label is chatting away on his smartphone whilst tending to his spirit, lets hope he doesn’t drop it in by accident!

Batch 2 is a release of 286 bottles

Official tasting notes

Nose: Plenty of peach and apricot with aromatic wafts of wildflowers and soft oak spice.
Palate: Rich, gloopy honey, toasted nuts, and more stone fruits welcome the way for warming baking spices.
Finish: Gingerbread, more sweet, floral honey, and a well rounded peppering of toasted oak and spice on the finish.

What I say

Released as part of That Boutique-Y Whisky Company’s Wine Cask series. This Armorik single malt from Distillery Warenghem in Brittany has been matured in an ex-Sauternes barrique. Bottled at 46.4% producing 286 bottles.

ABV 46.4%
Age 5 Years Old
Bottler That Boutique-Y Whisky Company
Bottling Batch 2
Cask Sauternes
Category Single malt whisky
Cost £69.95
Origin Warenghem Distillery
Outturn 286
Region France
Released 2021
Vintage undisclosed

My tasting notes

Appearance Pale gold (6/20), strong, medium legs and slow, medium tears.
Nose Sweet and estery with woody hints, pear and elderflower spring to mind, apple, melon, white grape, peach, some biscuits – Nice / coconut, toasted, vanilla, apple & pear juice or Perry.
Taste Light-bodied, touch oily and buttery but quite silky, lovely sweetness again, slightly woody oak, elderflower cordial, pears & apples, towards cider (dry & sweet), almost neutral later, creamy vanilla.
Finish Medium-long, drying, honey sweet, some tannic oak, dry/desiccated or toasted coconut.
Overall Very sweet on the nose but very balanced on the palate and eminently drinkable. Some sharp French oak tannins give a good edge or foil to the fruity Sauternes sweetness.