Glann ar Mor – Version Française 2010 (70cl)

Glann ar Mor Version Française 2010 is an unpeated whisky from Brittany, in a 70cl bottle. On the nose it offers honey and a mineral, sandstone note, with caramelised fruit, baked apple and poached pear. Buttery pastry aromas recall kouign-amann, the Breton cake, and mimosa flowers appear with a little air. The palate is rich and oily, starting mineral before honey sweets take over, then tarte tatin with cinnamon and vanilla, candied citrus, frangipane and Breton butter shortbread. Blond tobacco and toasted wood sit underneath. The finish is long: honey wine coats the mouth, apple turns to prune, and chouchen is the last note left.