Paul John 2015-2021 | 6 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd Single Cask 6414

Single Malt Indian Whisky
Bottled by: Berry Bros & Rudd 70cl / 58.9%

A single barrel of heavily-peated Paul John 2015, bottled as a 6-year-old without colouring or chill filtration at its full natural cask strength of 58.9%. Cask 6414 was a barrel that matured for the full six years in India before being bottled in Scotland and is Berry Bros' first release of Indian single malt whisky.

Berry Bros, despite their posh traditional roots, are an adventurous and  innovative independent bottler, with the guiding principle that flavour and balance are the only thing that matters when it comes to choosing a cask. This 6-year-old Paul John 2015 Indian single malt whisky has both in spades, with robust smoke balanced by vanilla and sweet patisserie spices.

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Tasting notes

An example of Paul John’s heavily peated make matured full term in India.

Nose: The nose offers a whack of peat smoke and vanilla, but with time in the glass an alluring fruitiness appears offering underripe mango and a little banana.

Palate: This theme continues on the palate as powerful peat smoke dominates the tastebuds, before a much more complex picture appears showing marmalade, baking spice and some buttery shortbread.

A dram that demands attention from even the most ardent Islay devotee.

Jonny McMillan Says

“With a previous company I worked closely with the team at Paul John and I was always struck by their passion and drive to promote Indian Whisky.

It would be easy to dismiss Indian single malt as just another hot climate maturation whisky, relying solely on quick maturation, but that would be to overlook the complexities and character of Paul John, not to mention the vibrant Indian influence that feels inherent in this dram."