Michel Couvreur Upper Cap 15 Year Old Vintage 2007 & 2010 (70cl, 47%)

Upper Cap is a 15 year old blended whisky from Michel Couvreur, in a 70cl bottle at 47%. It is built from two Scottish distillates: a larger share of grain whisky from 2007 and a smaller share of lightly peated malt from 2010. The grain whisky gives a soft base, while the malt adds depth and a gentle smokiness that is meant to support the other flavours rather than dominate. Maturation took place in the damp rock cellars at Bouze-lès-Beaune in Burgundy, in sherry casks. Old Pedro Ximénez casks give a sweet depth, and fresh sherry casks are used alongside them.