70cl / 56% - A 2018 La Piautre French single malt from Version Francais, made at the picturesque La Fabrique des Bières d'Anjou distillery and brewery on the banks of the Loire. This whisky was made using peated barley and was initially matured in a pair of ex-wine casks, before being finished in a single Coteaux de l’Aubance wine cask and bottled in 2021. Aromas of white grapes, dried apricot, tobacco, black tea and liquorice fill the nose, complemented by notes of oak spice, bonfire ashes, baking spice and