Cotswolds Distillery uses traditional production processes and equipment to produce their 2014 Odyssey Barley. Locally-grown malted barley is milled and then mashed in their 0.5-tonne mash tun, mixing the milled grain with hot water to produce worts. Yeasts are then added. They run the fermentation for more than 90 hours in order to generate plenty of fruity flavour compounds alongside the alcohol produced. It's aged in a combination of ex-bourbon and wine casks for 3 years.
On the nose you'll find notes of honey and butterscotch layered with light fruits (peaches & apricots), and a hint of marzipan. The palate presents strong notes of tannin-rich malt, oils and dark sugar with lots of spice, caramelised Seville orange marmalade. The finish is long and resinous, with dark red fruits and a hint of treacle. Bottled at 46% abv.
