Michel Couvreur Michel Couvreur Candid Malt

About the Michel Couvreur Michel Couvreur Candid Malt

Michel Couvreur Michel Couvreur Candid Malt is a single-malt whisky matured in Burgundy, France. Michel Couvreur sourced Scottish malt spirit, then raised it far from any distillery floor. The cellars sit underground at Bouze-lès-Beaune, in the heart of France. Michel Couvreur was a Belgian-born wine and spirits merchant with firm beliefs. He dug his own cellars into the Burgundy hillsides in the 1970s. He held that the cask shapes most of a whisky's final character. So he spent freely on rare sherry casks, including Pedro Ximénez and Palomino wood. Cool, damp cellars let the spirit mature at its own slow pace. That patience shows in the glass. Leather and pepper lead the way, warm and a little wild. Dried fruit follows, all raisins and dark sweetness. There is a ripe plum note threaded through the middle. Salted caramel rounds it off with a gentle sweetness. The oak runs deep here. Sherry-soaked wood gives the whisky its mahogany colour and grip. The finish stays long, dry and faintly spiced. It carries its 49% strength with real composure. Michel Couvreur Michel Couvreur Candid Malt suits drinkers who love sherry-driven malt whisky. The house style is bold, layered and unmistakably its own. Today the cellars continue under the family and team Michel trusted. Each bottling still reflects his obsession with great casks. Pour this one neat and give it time in the glass. It opens gradually and keeps revealing new corners. A whisky like this asks only for your attention.