They do things a little differently down under. When it comes to Australian whisky, regulations state the minimum maturation time is two years. This makes a lot of sense when you think of the climate, but it also means it's outside of the three-year minimum maturation time needed in order to be labelled as 'whisky' in Europe. So, what we have here is a single malt 'spirit' that joins That Boutique-y Malt Company's Return to Oz collection. Distilled at Riverbourne, near Canberra, this peated spirit matured for two years in a cask made from American and French oak staves, gleaned from wine casks that underwent a process similar to STR. This single batch expression has bags of character, one to sip on while pondering those pesky regulations.
Batch 2 is a release of 260 bottles.
There's an immediate iodine hit, slightly earthy, and medicinal too, but softens to reveal heather honey, and hints of tangerine.
Big, and chewy! With waves of sweet smoke, candied citrus, and creamy vanilla toffees, followed by some earthy peat with a pinch of salt.
Damp bonfires and warm spice.
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