评测：罗马尼亚 Carpathian 单一麦芽用本国红葡萄品种酒桶收尾，The Whiskey Wash 给 9 分
Carpathian Single Malt Feteasca Neagra Cask Finish Review
罗马尼亚单一麦芽品牌 Carpathian 出自喀尔巴阡山附近的 Alexandrion Saber 1789 酒厂，自 2017 年起酿造，首席蒸馏师 Allan Anderson 有 30 余年苏格兰与爱尔兰威士忌经验。这款 Feteasca Neagra Cask Finish 以罗马尼亚产麦芽大麦与喀尔巴阡山泉水酿制，先在美国橡木波本桶中熟成，再转入自家酒窖出品的罗马尼亚红葡萄品种 Feteasca Neagra（黑少女）红酒桶收尾，属其「罗马尼亚葡萄酒桶系列」；46% ABV，非冷凝过滤、自然色装瓶。The Whiskey Wash 评测（作者 Mark Bostock）记其香气为熟葡萄、果园水果与黑胡椒、丁香，口感有葡萄、红莓、李子、香草与橡木单宁，收尾长而温暖；该站评测页给出总体评分 9 分、标示价格 $63（美元，原文币种未换算）。评测样品来源为媒体送评或自购，原文已作披露。
Romanian single malt brand Carpathian has been crafting whisky at the Alexandrion Saber 1789 Distillery, situated near the Carpathian Mountains, since 2017. Carpathian’s Master Distiller, Allan Anderson, has more than 30 years’ experience in Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey distillation.
The Carpathian Feteasca Neagra Cask Finish expression is crafted from malted Romanian barley and sub-Carpathian Mountain water. Initially matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, the expression was finished in casks that previously held wine from the Romanian grape variety, Feteasca Neagra (Black Maiden), from Alexandrion’s own wine cellar. The release is part of Carpathian’s Romanian Wine Cask Collection. Bottled at natural colour and non-chill filtered at 46% ABV.
Medium-bodied with a mouthcoating vinous profile, opening with ripe grapes, red berries, raisins and a touch of plum. Tropical fruits follow, including banana, grilled pineapple and grapefruit. There are also notes of creamy vanilla and oak tannins.
A long finish, sweet fruits including juicy grapes, berries, and plums accompanied by vanilla linger, becoming slightly drying as fruits shift into pepper and oak.
Carpathian’s Feteasca Neagra Cask Finish whisky offers a rich, fruity experience; those ripe grapes alongside orchard and dried fruits really take centre stage, complemented by a pleasant, warming finish with lingering oak. Romania has over 2000 years of wine production history, with Feteasca Neagra regarded as one of Romania’s best red wines. The influence from the Feteasca Neagra casks is intriguing, imparting ripe fruits; this feels like the best introductory experience to Romanian whisky, finished using Alexandrion Saber’s own wine casks. A distinctive international single malt, with an accessible price point.
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