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Whisky Review: Gouden Carolus Single Malt Whisky

We review Gouden Carolus Single Malt Whisky, a Belgian whisky that goes through double maturation after being distilled from the mash of a Belgian Tripel beer.

OVERALL RATING

8
$60.00
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Gouden Carolus Single Malt Whisky

Tasting Notes

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Gouden Carolus Single Malt is first aged in first fill bourbon casks and gets a second aging in ‘Anker’ casks: oak casks “reworked” according to the distillery’s design with a cooper. Price point is around $60 per bottle. It’s 45% abv, with a mash bill of 100% malted barley.
Appearance:
The word Gouden means golden in Dutch, which is exactly the color of this spirit. A kind of light and bouncy golden, like sunshine.
Nose:
Sweet and citrusy, with light grassy fields and honeydew melon. It’s really approachable, almost perfume-y in its sweetness.
Palate:
It’s got light flavors, still sweet and light almost exactly as it smells. On the front, light grapefruit flavors pick up into lemongrass, followed by the bitterness of orange peels and leather, anise and copper. The funk from the Belgian yeast comes in on the finish to round out the sweetness and balance the bitterness. Its sweet from beginning to end, with all the other flavors coming in three distinct waves.
Finish:
Comments:
Gouden Carolus Single Malt Whisky has a distinctly Belgian funk. I like the sweetness and it’s a really smooth sipper. The bitterness can be a little overpowering, but it is overall pretty balanced and tasty from start to finish.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Shauna McKnight

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