Rozelieures Single Malt Whisky 70cl

This is the kind of single malt whisky you pour when you’re bored of the same old Scotch rotation and want something with its own accent. Rozelieures is a French single malt from Lorraine, and it leans into a cozy, grain-driven style with orchard fruit and warm spice, not peat smoke and band-aids.

If you like whisky that tastes like it came from a real place (fields, grain, oak, and all), this one earns its shelf space. The cool part is the distillery is family-run, and they’re closely tied to their own barley, so the flavour starts in the ground, not in a boardroom.

• Nose: Toasted malt, baked apple, light honey, vanilla, and a little dry oak.
• Taste: Cereal sweetness up front, then orchard fruit, caramel, and warming spice (think cinnamon and white pepper).
• Finish: Medium length, gently drying, with lingering malt, oak, and a soft peppery glow.

Where it really shines is the balance, it’s flavourful without being heavy, and it keeps changing as you sip. You get that malty backbone first, then the fruit shows up, then the spice pulls everything together. It’s a great “conversation” whisky for anyone who loves single malt and wants to branch out past the usual regions.

Pour it for curious whisky drinkers, bring it to a tasting night, or keep it as your go-to when you want something reliably interesting without needing a lecture to enjoy it. It’s approachable, but it’s not boring, which is the whole point.

You’re also getting a bottle that stands out in a crowd of familiar labels, French single malt is still underhyped, and Rozelieures is one of the names helping change that.

Fun Fact: Rozelieures is made in Lorraine at a family-run distillery that’s part of a farm-to-glass setup, they grow barley locally and build the whisky’s character from the field up.