The story began with Jakob Baumberger and the founding of his distillery in 1857. In 2005, Hans Baumberger III took up his great-grandfather’s vision and began producing the handcrafted Langatun Single Malts. Today the business has passed the torch to Christian Lauper, Christoph Nyfeler, and the entrepreneur, inventor and ex-chemist Dr Dolf Stockhausen.
The core range of Langatun has something to offer for everyone. Here are but a few examples.
Old Deer 46% £52.93
The palate opens with rose petal marc-like notes and malt biscuits. Very herbal with heather and provencal garrigue notes. The sherry has a slight boiled sweet character and imparts a little light coffee’d tannin and a touch of treacle on the middle.
Old Bear Cask Proof 58.5% £64.78
The palate opens with the winey red fruit, malt, cereal, and wood spice. The Provencal herbal character comes through on the middle. Long and mouth-watering with a huge hit of heather and garrigue, malt and coffee.
Old Deer Cask Proof 59.7%
The palate is intense and woody with sherried dried fruit, treacle and malt. The woodiness is softened by the warm vanilla notes but the dried grape comes back on the middle. Long and herbal with lingering sweet malt, liquorice, and lightly bitter chocolaty tannins.
Gauntleys
4 High Street
The Exchange
Nottingham
NG1 2ET
T: 0115 911 0555
www.gauntleys.com
