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Paul John Brilliance Single Malt

Single Malt

Paul John // Goa, India

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3.49
3.49 out of 5 stars
( Total review count: 149 )

Paul John is the second Indian distillery to bring Scotch-style single malts to the west and as the name of this whisky suggests, they have done so with "brilliance." Goa, where the whisky is distilled and matured is a former Portuguese enclave on India’s west coast. The distillery is located about 350 miles from the better-known Amrut distillery in Bangalore.

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Whisky matures rapidly in the subtropical heat, yet Paul John’s whiskies show youth and grassy freshness. Paul John Brilliance is non-chill-filtered and unpeated. .

Paul John is the second Indian distillery to bring Scotch-style single malts to the west and as the name of this whisky suggests, they have done so with "brilliance." Goa, where the whisky is distilled and matured is a former Portuguese enclave on India’s west coast. The distillery is located about 350 miles from the better-known Amrut distillery in Bangalore. Whisky matures rapidly in the subtropical heat, yet Paul John’s whiskies show youth and grassy freshness. Paul John Brilliance is non-chill-filtered and unpeated.

    • age
      NAS
    • Cost
    • abv
      46.0
  • Single Malt
    Distilled in pot stills from 100% malted barley, produced at one distillery, aged in barrels; if Scotch or Irish, must be aged for at least three years.
  • Cask Type
    ex-bourbon
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Tasting Notes

"Grassy, newly harvested barley and a soft maltiness tell of youth while a rush of carnival red-candied apple brings briskness to a juicy mouthfeel. There are plenty of aromas and flavors here: fermenting mash, green grass, blistering spice with an underlying earthiness, and hints of gunpowder generally reserved for long-aged sherry malts. The juiciness of the palate becomes almost licorice like, but without the licorice flavors. It finishes on kumquats – vaguely sweet and refreshingly bitter. The whisky broadens and deepens if left in the glass for a few minutes. "
Added by Davin de Kergommeaux
Score 85
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