Matured in a single Port cask that has been cut down into a quarter cask (100 litre), this intense Tasmanian single malt is full of dark juicy fruit and spice character and bottled at cask strength.
The best whisky to come out of Australia - ever.!
My first favourite Tasmanian. Candy and nuts and burnt glace citrus fill the mouth like oil rolling into the crevices. Barley sugar fades away. Never turn this down!
Best Cask Strength I have ever tried, and I try to try a lot of them. Well done Tasmania, in my opinion, the best Whisky region of the World.
Nose: A very different aroma meets the nose than from the lower ABV version. This time around, it's cracked hard caramel, a touch of butterscotch sauce, roasted walnuts and freshly turned earth, alongside wafts of fresh pine smoke. Palate: The higher strength brings an explosion of bold flavours: a distinct toasted nuttiness, some bitter dark chocolate , a touch of espresso coffee, liquorice root, flambeed orange peel and creme brulee topping. Think after dinner complexity, from that of an XO Cognac or Armagnac and you're in the same ballpark. With water, the perfume notes and a lighter orchard fruit note balance with the bolder flavours from above and you're left with something altogether exceptional. Finish: Lingering notes of liquorice, orange zest and toasted malt.
