Burnt Faith Brandy
Batch: 001
40% ABV / RRP: £36.00
Nose: A generous wedge of black forest gateau oozing with Kirsch, Dulce de leche ice cream, strawberry tarts, rhubarb crumble, summer
berry compote and orange curd kick off the nasal niceties. Followed by notes of
demerara sugar, aniseed twists, ginseng, mixed spice and oodles of opulent oak.
Palate: Ripe strawberries drizzled with Campari and dusted
with black pepper, clove studded blood orange, grilled peaches, maraschino cherries
and caramelized hazelnuts lead the palatable charge. Followed by burnt honeycomb
dipped in dark chocolate, tea steeped raisins, anised twists, Jamaica ginger
cake, wood spice and a tease of tobacco leaf.
Finish: A fabulously full
and finesseful, fruit and nut chocolate bar of a finish.
Summary: Wow! You could quite easily be fooled into believing that you’ve been sipping something from
a new wave Cognac house. In fact this is far from being French, so much so that you’d
need to head across the English channel, travel up to London, then head east - E17
to be precise, to Walthamstow; the home of the UK's first dedicated brandy
house – Burnt Faith!
This is one epically vibrant, balanced and rounded brandy,
that also just happens to make the perfect bridging sip to and from the world
of whisky!
Less important I know, but from the amber glow of the brandy
to the art-deco-esque design of the bottle (glass stopper and all), it’s also aesthetically
stunning!
