Monsieur Balthazar Hedgehog | 700ML

What a name for a whisky. The name for this particular French whisky comes from the Hérisson (that's 'hedgehog' in French) area, where Monsieur Balthazar Distillery is based. Described as a 'bourbonnais' whisky, the makeup is indeed in line with bourbon, with a high corn content, along with some barley and rye. The whisky is double distilled, before maturing in fresh Tronçais oak barrels and then Cognac barrels. Bottled without chill filtration.

Monsieur Balthazar Hedgehog | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Fresh baked cookies, brown sugar, vanilla, some orange peel, and a touch of wood polish.

Palate: More baked goodies, with clove, cinnamon, caramel corn, and warm oak.

Finish: Peppery spice, with toasted brioche.

Distillery Information

Olivier never wanted to make an imitation of Scottish, American or Irish whisky. He wanted to produce a different, surprising whiskey, with local cereals, barrels from the Tronçais region or old barrels of French alcohol. It is thanks to this obsession with quality and difference that the distillery developed a different manufacturing process and thus created its own signature. In 2013, getting older, he wants to hand over. He meets David Faverot, a young enthusiast trained at the University of Alcohols of Segonzac, to whom he passes on his know-how. It is now up to David to write the future lines of the history of Monsieur Balthazar's Distillery.

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