Features

Origin: Scotland (aged in France)
Distillery: Not specified (bottler Michel Couvreur)
Type: Peated Blended Malt
Cereal: Malted barley
Barrels: Sherry Pedro Ximenez, Oloroso and Amontillado
Alcohol content: 45% vol
Volume: 70cl
Filtration: Non-chill filtered

Tasting notes

Nose: Expressive, with notes of fatty peat , iodine and sweet spices .
Palate: Full and structured, dominated by an elegant smoke , woody aromas and a salty hint.
Finish: Long and persistent, with a beautiful peaty-mineral tension.

Pairings and tasting moments

This peaty blended malt is best enjoyed neat, at the end of a meal, or with soft cheese. It also pairs well with warm oysters, smoked salmon rillettes, or a square of salted dark chocolate. A characterful whisky for lovers of land-and-sea pairings.

Product History

Michel Couvreur's Special Vatting is an exceptional blended malt , produced from a blend of three single malts aged for over 12 years, each matured in a different type of sherry cask: Pedro Ximenez , Oloroso and Amontillado . This triple maturation gives the whisky a rare complexity: elegant peat, controlled salinity and oaky roundness. Bottled at 45%, it retains all its intensity and embodies the excellence of the art of blending in the Couvreur style. A confidential, rich and perfectly balanced cuvée.

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Testimonials from our customers

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  “A very balanced whisky, you can feel the depth of the three casks. Great with blue cheese.”
  — Jerome L., Bayonne
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  “Iodized peat, good length, very well constructed. A nice surprise!”
  — Camille D., Liège

About the distillery

The Michel Couvreur house embodies a unique and artisanal vision of whisky, halfway between Scottish tradition and the art of French maturation. Founded by Michel Couvreur, a Belgian wine merchant with a passion for wine and living in Burgundy, it established itself in the 1980s as a leading reference in whiskies aged in sherry casks. Unlike traditional distilleries, Michel Couvreur does not distil, but selects still colorless Scottish eaux-de-vie, called "new make spirits," which he imports to France to age in his natural cellars located in Bouze-lès-Beaune, in the heart of the Burgundy rock. These underground galleries offer ideal maturation conditions: total darkness, stable humidity, and constant temperature. In this mineral silence, the whisky evolves slowly, in contact with exceptional sherry casks—mainly Pedro Ximenez , Amontillado , or Oloroso —some of which are centuries old. The result? Whiskies with a rich texture, deep, elegant, always balanced and powerfully aromatic. Each bottling is the result of a master's work: the casks are monitored one by one, the bottling is done by hand, without chill filtration, with artisanal corking, waxing and labeling. Since the death of Michel Couvreur in 2013, his spirit continues to guide the house. His family, surrounded by the historic cellar master, continues the mission with the same high standards of quality and the same discretion. Today, Michel Couvreur is internationally recognized for its emblematic vintages such as Overaged , Blossoming Auld Sherried , Candid and Pale Single Single . All are praised for their inimitable sensory signature and their ability to surprise the most discerning palates. Choosing a Michel Couvreur whisky is entering a world apart, where whisky becomes an object of emotion, culture and terroir . It also means supporting a brand that champions a sincere, artisanal, and timeless approach. A true bridge between Scottish tradition and French excellence.