Michel Couvreur – La Symphonie des Amis 13 Year Old Manzanilla Pasada Sherry Butt Magnum (1.5L, 52%)

This is a 13-year-old single malt from Michel Couvreur, in a 150cl magnum bottle at 52% ABV. The spirit was distilled in February 2011, matured in a very old Manzanilla Pasada sherry butt and bottled in September 2025. Michel Couvreur, a Belgian who settled in Burgundy, matures Scottish malt distillate in French rock cellars, with sherry casks at the centre of the approach. Manzanilla is a dry style of sherry, so the cask brings dry, winey and lightly spiced character. On the nose, ripe grapes mix with fine stewed fruit and a faint note of grape must.