Product description
Founded in 1980 in Genoa by Pepi Mongiardino, Moon Import quickly made a name for itself as an importer and distributor of high-end wines and spirits; its “Half Moon” series debuted two years later.
At the urging of the legendary Silvano Samaroli († 2017), Mongiardino focused on bottling single barrels of whisky, usually from private owners. In time, it became the official distributor of Bruichladdich, Tamnavulin and Tullibardine. In addition to the quality of the spirits themselves, the Moon Import editions are characterized by their unique presentation. The most famous series – “The Animals, Birds, or The Costumes” – are labeled with Mongiardino’s design, inspired by old engravings from an 18th-century German encyclopedia. The Caledonian presented here, distilled 1963, spent a quarter of a century in barrel no. 3669 and was bottled at 46% abv in the “The Costumes” series in 1988 in an edition of 480 bottles.
Nose : molasses, rum-soaked raisins, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, dark chocolate, caramel, herbal blend, toasted sesame seeds and toasted oak.
Palate: rich, dark chocolate, black coffee, dried plums and cherries, caramel, toffee, vanilla, mulled wine spice, licorice, notes of tobacco and oak.
Finish : long, with notes of dark berries, herbs, burnt sugar, dark chocolate, leather, sherry and oak.