Brenne French Single Malt Whisky

A beautiful sip. You want it to linger in the mouth. I taste not so much pear as peach and yes, vanilla, but not too much. It's like nothing I've tasted before, and I love it. Great body, great flavor, something to share with special friends on special occasions, though I don't think I can stop myself from enjoying it more often than that.

This is clearly a whisky which divides opinion. Like another reviewer, I had this in my Advent Calendar 2022. It was my favourite. Another reviewer said ‘not Scotch’ of course it isn’t. It’s French. I suspect this whisky will appeal to brandy fans like me, having been matured in brandy casks. I’m no tasting expert and have no sense of smell but, as I get older, I find the heavy, peaty, smoky, Scotch whiskies increasingly unpalatable. I enjoyed this for its fruity lightness.

Very flowers / walking through the park smell on the nose, liquorice on the tongue, overall a nice little drop

Lovely, a real joy and quite different. Echoes of Calvados and very light.

A Christmas gift I am pleased to say when I tasted my wee dram it was so delicious not having to pallet smoke or peat yes it is more expensive than I Would usually purchase but so what.

Starts off 'wow, that's weird'; ends up 'I think I need more of this' 30ml later. Got lots of Calvados off of it personally and thoroughly enjoyed.

Very light, a summers evening whisky. On the nose very sweet and fruity. Hints of apples and pears. On the palate liquorice and chocolate. Very sweet and gentle.

A very smooth taste. It's surprisingly nice with a nice sweet aftertaste

This was my number 12 within my superb MoM advent calendar. Not my favourite sadly. Tasted very young and very non descript. Very little nose with unsubtle after tastes.

Don't believe the purist gammons, this is a beautiful drop. I normally go for rich single malts like Arran but this is a nice change, especially for summer. Vanilla notes, sweet but sophisticated. It's a best seller for a reason. Open your mind.