Product description
Distillerie Grallet Dupic is located in the village of Rozelieures in Lorraine. The Grallet Dupic family has been growing cereals and mirabelle plums for five generations, from which they distill eau-de-vie.
Production began in 2003, with the first single malt debuting four years later. Distilled from locally grown barley (most of which is from its own fields) malted on site, the company describes itself as the only distillery in France to produce whisky from “peated malt” (peat is extracted about 5km from the farm). Rozelieures Tourbé Collection joined the core range in 2016. Distilled from malted barley with a phenol concentration of 30ppm, the whisky was aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in new French oak barrels. The maturation lasted a total of eight years.
Nose: sweet brown sugar, vanilla, fruit candy, grilled pineapple, coconut flakes, a pinch of cinnamon and a light hint of smoke in the background.
Palate: slightly smoky, pineapple, mango, coconut, candied lemon peel, vanilla, golden syrup, cinnamon, a touch of candied ginger and oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of tropical fruits, vanilla, burnt sugar, cinnamon and oak.