BASALTE

Basalte is Twelve Distillery’s emblematic whisky.

This single malt results from the assembly of various types of barrels : Bourbon, Porto, Pinot des Charentes, Mobazillac, rhum as well as new barrels. This whisky was assembled after several years of ageing in our cellars to obtain a perfect harmony of aromas as well as a optimal degree of alcohol.

It was bottled by gravity, without filtering or coloration, at 48% after a slow reduction over several months.


  • AGE: 36 months
  • AGEING: Assembly of various types of barrels : Bourbon, Porto, Pinot des Charentes, Mobazillac, rhum as well as new barrels.
  • PEAT: Unpeated
  • DEGREE OF ALCOHOL: 48% vol.
  • VOLUME: 50cl
  • NOSE Complex, with caramelized fruits, soft spices and gingerbread. Flavour of dried grape, plums and rancios such as nuts, dates and dry figs.
  • PALATE Initially frank and sharp, and in the middle, broad and delicate. A slight bitterness at the end structures this nectar.
  • FINISH Tasty rancio, plum and precious wood.

DATA SHEET

Basalte is Twelve Distillery’s emblematic whisky.

This single malt results from the assembly of various types of barrels : Bourbon, Porto, Pinot des Charentes, Mobazillac, rhum as well as new barrels. This whisky was assembled after several years of ageing in our cellars to obtain a perfect harmony of aromas as well as a optimal degree of alcohol.

It was bottled by gravity, without filtering or coloration, at 48% after a slow reduction over several months.

  • AGE: 36 months
  • AGEING: Assembly of various types of barrels : Bourbon, Porto, Pinot des Charentes, Mobazillac, rhum as well as new barrels.
  • PEAT: Unpeated
  • DEGREE OF ALCOHOL: 48% vol.
  • VOLUME: 50cl

TASTING TIPS

  • NOSE Complex, with caramelized fruits, soft spices and gingerbread. Flavour of dried grape, plums and rancios such as nuts, dates and dry figs.
  • PALATE Initially frank and sharp, and in the middle, broad and delicate. A slight bitterness at the end structures this nectar.
  • FINISH Tasty rancio, plum and precious wood.

68€