Description

The Founders’ Casks Expression 1 is finally here.  The first of 6 expression single malt whiskies that demonstrate to the whisky loving community the types of whiskies that we are aiming to craft at our new distillery in Longyan, Fujian Province, China.

The Backstory

If you’ve missed the previous three articles, telling you about our journey to this point and what it actually took for us to be able to release The Founders’ Casks Expression 1 then you can catch up with the links below.

CLICK HERE to read part one.

CLICK HERE to read part two.

CLICK HERE to read the final part

The Series

The series consists of 6 bottlings, all released at cask strength and each expressing an individual aspect of our approach to whisky maturation and cask finishes.  They are all 700ml bottles

They include virgin oak, ex-bourbon cask, Madeira cask, port casks and sherry casks  in various combinations to create what we believe to be some very interesting whiskies.

The Founders’ Casks Expression 1 Madeira

Expression 1 of the Founders’ Casks is initially matured in virgin American oak  first fill ex-bourbon casks from the USA.  After its initial ageing of almost 5 years the whisky is then finished in carefully hand-picked Madeira wine casks.

Bottled at cask strength (53.4% ABV) and non-chill filtered for purity of flavour, this whisky derives its unique palate from thick and velvety Portuguese wine.

Tasting Notes

We drew samples of this The Founders’ Casks Expression 1 and through a panel of 12 whisky enthusiasts, we created these collective tastings notes.

The nose is fruity, laced with raisins and sultanas on a bed of vanilla and cream fudge. A final hint of citrus peels makes way for a smooth and honey-rich palate, complete with green apples, peaches and a viscous underflow of caramel, cream and malted milk biscuits. The finish is light and quick – a tropical flourish that gives way to dried stone fruits.

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