Product description
Paul John single malt is produced at John Distilleries Ltd's distillery in Goa, on the west coast of India.
The company was founded in 1992 and initially produced brandy and blended whisky. In 2008, it installed a pair of stills and began distilling malt whisky, and four years later Paul John Single Malt debuted in Europe. The plant distills from 6-row barley grown in the foothills of the Himalayas. Paul John Oloroso Select Cask debuted in the fall of 2019 with the Paul John PX Select Cask. After maturing for about 5 years in bourbon barrels, the whisky was finished for several months in Oloroso sherry barrels and bottled without chill filtration at 48% alcohol.
Nose : fruity and spicy, apricots, nectarines, raisins, dark chocolate, bitter orange jam, honey, almonds, a touch of anise and a trace of leather.
Palate: dried apricots and plums, black cherries, dark chocolate, caramel, vanilla, nutmeg, roasted almonds, oak, notes of tobacco and leather.
Finish: quite long, with notes of dried plums, bitter oranges, dark chocolate, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and oak.