Country: Switzerland
Brand: Santis (Appenzeller
Single Malt) -
Type: Small Oak
Beer Casks Matured - "Edition Sigel"
Age: NAS
Alcohol: 40%
Date: 16/08/2012
Colour: Golden
Nose: Pleasant, Crisp
and Fresh. Savoury Malt, Anise, Wood, lightly Buttered Sweet Bread, Dried
Apricots, Brown Sugar, Orange Liquor. Hints of Amber coloured Belgian Beer (Kwak),
Cinnamon and Dark Chocolate.
Taste: Sweet Malt, Spices
(White Pepper), Anise, Wood, Orange Liquor and Hints of Kwak.
Finish: Middle Long
with Light Spices (White Pepper and Cloves) and Sweet Orange Liquor.
I added a bit of
water but that does not improve the dram. It just waters things down in my
opinion. Still, feel free to try out a couple of drops and see what you prefer.
Rating: 80
Nose: 21.5 – Taste: 19.5 –
Finish: 19 – Overall: 20
Part of the Brewery
Complex.
General Remarks: The
Brewery in Appenzell (Switzerland) produces beer since around 1830 but was
purchased by the Locher Family in 1886. Today they produce a wide range of
beers, with or without Alcohol. In 1999 the Brewery started distilling whisky
that was presented to the market for the first time in 2002. It uses water from
the Alpstein Mountains and the whisky is matured in old used Oak Beer Casks.
There are 4 expressions all named after Alpstein Mtn. formations. They are
Santis, Sigel, Drei-faltigkeit and Marwees.
One of the fine
beers of the Locher Brewery.
Drinking Experience
Straight: Good
Conclusion: When
you are used to drink Scottish whisky or American Bourbon you will need to get
used to this Swiss whisky. The Nose is pleasant and interesting enough with a
variety of tones. Palate and Finish are slightly comparable to triple distilled
Irish whiskey. Spices and Orange Liquor tend to be a bit dominant here. Still,
this is a good effort of a young Distillery. Would be interesting to see what
would happen to this Malt when given more time to mature and bottled at around
46%.
Jan van den Ende August 2012
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