Archie Rose Distilling Co. 2018 Vintage Single Paddock Whisky Harvest 700ml 61.6%

The inaugural Rye ‘cask strength’ release in Archie Rose’s new Harvest series.

Details
700ml: 61.6%alc
Region: Rosebery & Banksmeadow, NSW
Bottler: Archie Rose Distilling Co.
Cask Type: Air dried, virgin American oak
Style: Rye
Barrelling Date: 13th of September 2018
Disgorging Date: 25th of August 2021

Description:
Archie Rose Single Paddock Whisky Harvest 2018 is the first release in their new Harvest series. The whisky pays tribute to the hardiness, character and charisma of a single paddock of heritage rye, dry grown in challenging 2018 drought conditions by the Whytcross family in Barellan, NSW.

The expression is a mix of 4 different malts (Pale, Heritage Rye, Amber Heritage Rye and Choc Heritage Rye) and 2 grain varieties (La Trobe and Landrace). It’s a marriage of 11 virgin American oak casks that were air dried for 36 months with a medium toast (#3 char). Unfiltered, with beautiful flakes of charcoal and at natural cask strength, this is one series whisky, blessed by the Rye Gods themselves. It has a rip-snorting pour at 61.6% ABV that is definitely not for the unseasoned palate that will reward patience in your glass.

This Single Paddock Whisky Harvest 2018 also comes in an Archie Rose canvas gift bag, ideal for storing or gifting.

The Distillery comments;
“The first whisky in our vintage Harvest series, which heeds our ethos of working with local producers who focus on sustainability and understand the impact of their growing, harvesting and processing methods. It showcases rye that was dry grown without irrigation and then semi-fermented and malted three ways with fermentation finished using a saison yeast strain. All of which had a big impact on flavour – lending lifted aromatics of wildflowers, mandarin, yuzu and berries to the finished product, characteristics inherent to this particular paddock, year and climate”