Aged in 200L American Oak ex-Bourbon casks for a minimum of five years, the whisky then sees secondary maturation in French Oak barriques that had Tasmanian Pinot Noir aged in them. This secondary maturation in French Oak ex-Tasmanian Pinot Noir casks adds beautiful red berry notes and a unique Tasmanian influence to this small batch single malt.
With rich and full boasting vibrant notes of raisin toast, stewed fruits and candied orange with a hint of clove, our signature Double Cask is approachable in style and a whisky you’ll keep coming back for.
TASTING NOTES
NOSE – Candied oranges lead with stewed fruits, sultanas with a clove whisper.
PALATE - Subtle cinnamon spice, cereal hints.
FINISH - Restrained to a smooth end with soothing spice.
700mL / Bottled at 46.2%abv / Non-Chill filtered - Non Coloured
Beginning - Candied orange leads stewed sultanas
Middle - Cinnamon spice mingles with clove and cereal hints
End - Short and sweet
Improved bottle design from Hellyers Road. However unpleasant contents. As much as I wanted to like it i didn't. Unpleasant hints of sheep on the nose. Flavour profile lacked depth with mild notes of stewed fruit underneath equally underwhelming cinnamon notes. The finish is anything but smooth with notes of 'sweat shop' left lingering upon the rancid spice.
As with all the products we have purchased over years since first visiting Hellyers Road Distillery in 2008 this is yet another excellent product. We look forward to many more purchases and hopefully more visits in the future. Keep up the good work. Slainte.
This is a great whisky - I've already ordered another bottle. It would be great however to see Hellyers Road have a sub $100 bottle as an entry point to the brand.
I have been waiting for this bottle to arrive. Tasted at the Brisbane Whisky Show and loved the smooth flavour. We are so lucky to have such good whisky from Tasmania
So smooth 😎