In 2007, en-route to South Africa, the MSC Napoli was beached off Devon. Its cargo included new, empty Allier oak barrels destined for The Cape’s finest vineyards. Some of the shipwrecked barrels found their way to the distillery, having been protected from the sea by being packed among bibles written in Zulu. Maturing the brandy in these barrels gives a sophisticated finish worthy of single cask bottling.
It smells fruity but with smoke and oak and toasted apples and hints of mahogany. A smoky, sophisticated and distinctively oaky finish.
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