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Mossburn 12 Year Old Domaine Dupont Calvados Cask Finish

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Scotch Whisky Review: Mossburn 12 Year Old Domaine Dupont Calvados Cask Finish

Mossburn 12 Year Old Domaine Dupont Calvados Cask Finish is a blended malt scotch whisky finished in Calvados casks.

by Beth Whymark
January 7, 2025

Beth, a whisky enthusiast, became Whisky Magazine’s editor (2022-2024) and now works in content marketing for scotch whisky brands.

Tasting Notes:

About:

Mossburn Famille Dupont is a 12 year old blended malt scotch whisky, comprising single malts from Speyside that were finished in Calvados casks from Domaine Dupont. It is bottled at cask strength, 57.2% abv.

Appearance:

Pale gold

Nose:

Fresh apple notes that turn to cloudy apple juice (apple cider). Baked pear with light, perfumed vanilla. Clear honey and oatcakes, A sprinkling of powdered cinnamon and ginger. Lemon curd slices. Toasted almonds and creamy Greek yoghurt. With time, the baked pear shifts to pear drops. The aroma sweetens with the addition of water and the apple character is dialled up.

Palate:

Medium bodied. Buttery apple streusel – I can feel pastry and a crumbly oat topping along with the soft, spiced fruit. Creamy caramel and milk chocolate. A hint of tinned peach. Subtle, syrupy stem ginger and ripe Conference pears, particularly the slightly earthy skins. With time, toasted salted almonds. It loses some of its nuance with water, but a nice note of spiced apple cake comes forward.

Finish:

Long and gently drying. There’s lingering nuttiness alongside raw apple (the flesh and peel) and shortcrust pastry dough.

Comments:

As one would hope from a scotch whisky that has seen the inside of a Calvados cask, this is bursting with autumnal orchard flavours. It’s also well behaved for its proof, so if sipping, I’d recommend keeping it neat. However, if you want to mix it… I discovered a Calvados Old Fashioned recipe over Christmas in which this would make an excellent partner, or replacement, for the brandy.

Beth Whymark

Following six years in regional journalism, Beth entered the world of spirits in 2020 after joining Paragraph Publishing, the company behind Whisky Magazine and the World Whiskies Awards. She was editor of Whisky Magazine from September 2022 to July 2024 and served as one of the publication's tasters. Her current role is in content marketing, working day-to-day with a number of Scotch whisky brands, and she is still reading and writing about and tasting whiskeys from around the world in her spare time.

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