Paper Sails – Aber Falls Welsh Whisky
Obviously, other countries in Great Britain also produce whisky now, despite Scotland. However, until now I never had a Welsh whisky. In this case, I decided to come up with a Paper Plane variation using a salted Aperitif and bitters from Switzerland as well.
The Aber Falls Single Malt is the first Northern Wales whisky in over 100 years. The distillery uses Welsh grain and water from the nearby falls. The distillation takes place on specially designed copper pot-stills. In the end, the whisky is bottled at 40 % ABV.
Mellow malt notes and apples
The Aber Falls Whisky delivers smooth whisky notes. You get the typical malt, caramel, gooseberries and apple notes. However, besides some cornflower and black pepper notes there are not much else going on. Therefore, the whisky especially caters to whisky novices and also makes it perfect for mixing.
Combination of aperitif and Amaro
For a drink with the Aber Falls Single Malt, I instantily knew that I wanted to mix up a variation of Sam Ross’ Paper Plane. Instead of Aperol I used the salted Aperitif from The Seventh Sense. The liqueur combines cranberries, bergamots, sea buckthorn, sage and oranges with a touch of salt. Since I do not have the original Nonino Amaro, I used the Amaro Montenegro, another smooth one.
3 cl The Seventh Sense Salinè
3 cl Amaro di Montenegro
3 cl Lemon Juice
Garnish: Candied Bergamot Peel;
Song: Stu Larsen – Paper Sails;
The combination of whisky, aperitif and an Amaro supported with some lemon probably will always work. The same is the case here: The Saline brings fruity berry notes to the mix, while the herbal notes of the Amaro deliver complexity. The Aber Falls whisky works very well with the other ingredients. All in all, I enjoyed the drink very much!
*The fact that I received a product reviewed in this article for free, did not – in any way – influence the rating of said product. The whisky was provided by The Drop Shop and the aperitif as well as the bitters were provided by Charles Hosie.
