WHISKEY SAMAROLI SPEY ED 2023 45° 70 CL

Our version of this year's Speyside. An elegant and sensual colt from our 2023 stable. A princely malt in full bloom, transporting our noses to a multitude of places: the aroma is Moorish, perhaps Latin, or rather Byzantine... evoking the stone walls of Otranto, that bridgehead of Italy and what remained of the Western Empire, leading to sumptuous Constantinople. And immediately, our minds are taken to the monasteries of Asia Minor where myth, faith, and the search for self began in the mists of time. Then a large kitchen garden overflowing with plants all destined for the kitchen: eggplant, pepper, and mint; now lavender, an indeterminate number of flowers in the height of summer, powder, and peach. All this is the prelude to an abundant, satiated, and fulfilled palate. A rich spirit of remarkable density. It leaves furrows on the tongue that, second by second, fill with a sharp and surprising meaning. We remain seated in a corner of the ballroom, gazing at the sequins on the dresses and imagining nights of passion between whiskies. Thoughts and fears intertwine and perhaps darken our mood a little. Salento is a vast herbarium composed of villages at its center. Surrounding them, the sea.