Old Raven Black Edition / 54%/ 0.7l
- Old Raven, founded 2004, is one of the pioneering whisky distilleries in Austria. The distillery is located in an old Hungarian customs house in the Lafnitz valley and takes water from 98 meters deep ‘Rabenbrunnen’ (Raven well).
Product description
Old Raven Distillery was established in 2004 and is one of the pioneers of Austrian whisky production.
The plant is located in the Lafnitz Valley, in the former premises of the Hungarian customs office. Water for production is drawn from the Raven Well (Rabenbrunnen) from a depth of 98 meters, and Charly, a domesticated raven, watches over the calm maturation of the local distillates. Old Raven whisky is triple distilled from "unpeated" malt (85%) and "peated" malt (15%) and aged in bourbon barrels (American oak) and sherry barrels (European oak). The 2012 edition presented here was bottled with a natural color and without cold filtration.
Nose: dried fruit (cherries, plums and cranberries), honey, caramel, roasted peanuts, mocha, charred wood and a hint of smoke in the background.
Taste: milk chocolate, cherries, blackberries, raisins, honey, nuts, a hint of mulled wine spice and a fleeting note of smoke.
Finish : medium long, slightly smoky, with notes of chocolate-coated raisins, dark berries, honey, tobacco and oak.