Brenne whiskies

History

The brand was born at the beginning of the 2010s, when its founder, who worked in the world of wine and spirits, teamed up with a family of cognac producers to make a malt with the character of the region. The family grows its own barley, distils it with the same stills it uses for cognac and matures it in French oak casks from the Limousin area. Brenne first made a name for itself in the United States and then in Europe.

House style

Brenne Estate Cask is a fruity, floral malt, with pear, flowers, vanilla, grape and gentle spice. Distillation in a Charentais still gives an aromatic spirit, and new French oak and cognac casks add spice and fruit. It is bottled at 40% ABV. It has no smoke. It is a malt best enjoyed neat, without ice, to appreciate its aromatic profile. It shows how France, one of Europe’s biggest whisky drinkers, has also become a producer, with styles that owe a lot to its winemaking and cognac distilling tradition.

Where to start

Brenne Estate Cask is the catalogue’s entry. Compare it with Armorik Classic and Armorik Double Maturation, the Breton malts in the catalogue, to see the diversity of French whisky, and with The Glenlivet 14 Cognac Cask, a Scotch malt finished in cognac casks. It is a very interesting malt for anyone who enjoys cognac.

• Brenne Estate CaskSingle malt · 40% ABV