Advent Calendar 2020 #15-18 - Rozelieures Vertical
By victor
Tasting 24 samples totally blind in December 2020, you can find more here. All notes except the very last few sentences are written before reveal. Disclaimer: These are all very small drams, around 1.5-2 cl each, so doing a proper tasting is challenging. I'll do my best!
For 15 through 18, I knew they were connected in some way but didn't know anything else about them. They were tasted side by side.
Rozelieures Fumé Collection
Advent Calendar 2020 15/24
1.2 (Chestnut oloroso sherry)
Nose
Deep, murky, char, cooked fruits.
Palate
Light peat. Big, fruity and powerful.
Finish
Dry, light bonfire, medium length.
Quite different from nose to palate and onward. Alright, nothing special. Quite disappointing finish.
Score
76 / 100
0-50 Subpar
51-60 Drinkable
61-70 Decent
71-80 Good
81-90 Great
91-100 Fantastic
| Brand | Rozelieures |
|---|---|
| Distillery | Distillerie Grallet-Dupic |
| Title | Fumé Collection |
| Abv (%) | 46 |
Rozelieures Tourbé Collection
Advent Calendar 2020 16/24
0.4 (Jonquiripe corn)
Nose
Rubber, butter (lots of it), grapefruit, white pepper, slight peat.
Palate
It has some peat, but then? Malt? Whisky flavor? Extremely commonplace.
Finish
Citric, dry, tannic.
A very nameless palate after an interesting and buttery nose.
Score
73 / 100
0-50 Subpar
51-60 Drinkable
61-70 Decent
71-80 Good
81-90 Great
91-100 Fantastic
Image used with permission from www.whiskyshop.com
| Brand | Rozelieures |
|---|---|
| Distillery | Distillerie Grallet-Dupic |
| Title | Tourbé Collection |
| Abv (%) | 46 |
Rozelieures Origine Collection
Advent Calendar 2020 17/24
1.3 (Russet muscat)
Nose
Fresh fruits, citrus-heavy, apple cider, perfume. Very sweet.
Palate
Light, thin, even watery.
Finish
Pepper, oak. Short.
Where did it go? Again, interesting nose but then... nothing.
Score
67 / 100
0-50 Subpar
51-60 Drinkable
61-70 Decent
71-80 Good
81-90 Great
91-100 Fantastic
Image used with permission from www.whiskyshop.com
| Brand | Rozelieures |
|---|---|
| Distillery | Distillerie Grallet-Dupic |
| Title | Origine Collection |
| Abv (%) | 40 |
Rozelieures Rare Collection
Advent Calendar 2020 18/24
1.3 (Russet muscat)
Nose
Apples, malt, pear & vanilla ice cream, perfume. Very sweet. Not unlike the previous dram.
Palate
"Thin" is all I wrote here.
Finish
Tannic, short dry.
Welp. Another fun nose, another anonymous and thin follow-up.
Score
66 / 100
0-50 Subpar
51-60 Drinkable
61-70 Decent
71-80 Good
81-90 Great
91-100 Fantastic
Image used with permission from www.whiskyshop.com
| Brand | Rozelieures |
|---|---|
| Distillery | Distillerie Grallet-Dupic |
| Title | Rare Collection |
| Abv (%) | 40 |
Reveal: Rozelieures! Completely new to me. Fun, but not something I'll be on the lookout for. The common theme here was intriguing scents on the nose - but then total disappointment as the rest of the whisky fell flat.
Check out my other advent tastings!