Michel Couvreur Spirale Chapter IV 2010 Single Malt Whisky 500ml 51.5%

This Michel Couvreur Spirale Chapter IV is a single malt matured in a Vin de Paille cask, delivering concentrated fruit, vinous depth and a uniquely expressive profile.

Volume: 500ml

ABV: 51.5% (Natural Strength)

Origin: Distilled in Scotland, Matured in Burgundy, France

Style: Single Malt | Single Cask | Vin de Paille Wine Cask

This is Couvreur at his most unconventional.

Spirale Chapter IV is built from Golden Promise barley, distilled in Scotland in 2010, then matured in an old Vin de Paille barrel, a rare sweet wine cask from the Jura region of France.

Not sherry. Not bourbon. Something completely different.

That cask has already held intensely concentrated wine, and it leaves a serious imprint. High aromatic concentration, layered fruit, and a texture that sits somewhere between whisky and fortified wine.

Only around 380 bottles were produced, making this a proper limited release.

On the nose, it opens rich and lifted. Quince paste, dried fruit and toasted cereal come through first, backed by floral notes and a slightly vinous edge that immediately sets it apart.

The palate is dense and concentrated. Sweet fruit, honeyed richness and roasted grain roll through, with that Vin de Paille cask adding a layered, almost syrupy fruit intensity without becoming cloying.

There’s a balance here between sweetness and structure, fruit and grain, wine and whisky.

The finish is long and expressive. Spiced fruit, toasted oak and a gentle dryness carry through, leaving a lingering, almost confectionary fruit note.

This isn’t a classic whisky.

It’s a crossover of disciplines. Wine thinking applied to whisky, and done properly.

A rare, highly individual release. Complex, concentrated, and built for drinkers who want something genuinely different.