Armorik Edition Originale

Armorik Edition Originale — Breton Single Malt was very rugged. At the same time it was very light. All the aromas and taste come across very lightly with a strong alcohol effect, even though it only has 40% ABV. This is very strange for a single malt, it's like Vanessa Paradis singing a heavy metal version of 'Joe Le Taxi'.

Armorik's original edition brought the French movie Irreversible into my mind. Like the movie, Armorik gave me few delicate moments buried in the roughness. Irreversible is very violent and disturbing almost all the way throughout the movie. But in the end it demonstrates the softer side of human beings.

And because Irreversible tells it's story in reverse-chronological order, the story is kinda like Armorik. Starting lightly and showing the dark side at midway and in the very end. I must say that the movie was much better than this whiskey.

Nose: Light and stingy at the same time. Floral aromas come lightly with the strong alcohol notes.

Taste: Spicy citrus with wood and hints of toast.

Finish: Light on the taste but very rough on your throat, burning sensation hits you seconds after you've drank it.

Balance: Nothing here to mention, rugged alcohol but a lightly taste isn't a great single malt. Very weird that this has won the silver medal at the Los Angeles Spirits Competition in 2008.