Michel Couvreur 'Couvreur's Clearach' Single Malt Whisky, Scotland

Clearach is the term that Michel Couvreur gives to his malt spirit that cannot legally be called whisky until it is 3 years old. This is a Single Malt distilled in Scotland, matured in Sherry casks. 43% alcohol. It is unfiltered and very young with typical almonds and frangipane (red jasmine) fragrances, nice grassy freshness with a slight touch of honey. Lively in the mouth, silky and elegant. In the 1950’s, Michel Couvreur, originally from Belgium, landed in Burgundy to make and market wine there. He took frequent trips to England and Scotland to sell his wines but was always particularly drawn to Scotland for the fishing and hunting. Eventually, he decided to move to Scotland in 1964 and became enamored with the production of whisky, from the selection of the most ancient strains of cereals to seeking out extremely rare Sherry casks for aging. It became Michel’s dream to make his own unique Scotch whiskies, but unfortunately, times were changing; many of these old methods were bein