Alfred Giraud Harmonie French Malt Whisky – France

S$398.00

This powerful and inviting whisky epitomizes the harmony achieved through our blending and aging techniques. We begin with a blend of two non-peated French malt distillates that matured in different casks, the majority in extra old cognac casks and a proportion in new French Limousin and American oak casks. Once the optimal blend is achieved, the double malt ages exclusively in extra old cognac casks where it develops complex and balanced flavours. Finally, it is blended with a lightly peated French malt distillate and is finished in the same extra old cognac casks until it reaches its optimal flavour.

Produced in limited quantity by access to exceptional barrels, this whiskey is a blend of three unshrouded French malt distillates.

These three distillates are then housed in three types of casks: a majority containing very old cognacs, new French oak barrels from Limousin and new oak barrels.

The blend is then aged exclusively in barrels containing very old cognacs then assembled with a slightly peated French malt distillate before being relocated in the same barrels of very old cognacs.

ABV 46.1%, 70cl

Tasting Note

COLOUR: Deep copper.

NOSE: Bold and inviting. Warm raisin bread and baking spices surround notes of smokey barley.

PALATE: Powerful yet delicate. The silky texture gives way to baking spices and juicy grapes. Rich and balanced, with a hint of peat.

FINISH: Long, very long. The subtle peat amplifies the soft tannins of the extra old cognac casks.

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ABOUT ALFRED GIRAUD

With almost a hundred years’ experience in the production of some of the most highly prized cognacs, the Giraud family has drawn on its perfect mastery of blending to give birth to a new tradition, that of French malt whisky, both bold and remarkably refined, a subtle balance between nature and human creativity.

Alfred Giraud controls the production of his malts from grain to glass. Convinced that a whisky begins with the best ingredients, no compromises are made when developing his creations in small quantities.

His whiskies are made from the finest French barley, malted in his malting plant in the Hautes Vosges and then distilled at the Saint Palais distillery in Charente Maritime. The Giraud family owns a collection of exceptional casks and a forestry operation in the Limousin region, which they use to mature their whiskies. Blending has run in the veins of this family of cask makers and cellar masters since 1873: it is the heritage, the family heritage is Alfred GIRAUD’s greatest asset, making it possible to combine the best malts to give life to a whisky that is greater than the sum of its ingredients, creating a true experience halfway between craft and creation.