Hunter Island Triple Bourbon Distiller’s Cut Tasmanian Pot Still Whisky 700ml 52%

Triple distilled pot still whisky that yielded 185 bottles

Details
700ml: 52 %alc
Region: New Town, Tasmania
Cask type: Bourbon
Bottler: Hunter Island Distillery
Release No: 0623
Release date: June 2023
Individually Numbered

Description
Damian and Madeleine Mackay of Mackey whisky, Poltergeist Gin and Shene fame have just launched their latest project, Hunter Island Whisky, taking inspiration from Ireland’s triple distilled, single pot still whiskies and we’re elated to have them join our Australian whisky portfolio.

This the first ever bourbon cask triple-distilled at the Mackey’s temporary distillery in New Town, Tasmania from a mash bill of 65% malted barley, 30% unmalted barley and 5% oats. The liquid was then matured in a combination of 30L Maker’s Mark and 125L+ 200L Heaven Hill American oak casks and bottled in its natural state.

What is Single Pot Still Whisk(e)y?
It’s an Irish style of whiskey that’s required to be made in a copper pot still, and is almost always triple distilled. The exact mashbill ratios to qualify currently consists of 30% minimum malted barley, 30% minimum unmalted barley and a maximum of 5% other grains. This includes a tweak to the current mash bill legislation using the ‘30/30/30 Rule’ allowing for up to 30% of ‘other grains’ instead of the capped 5%.  Although this rule hasn’t been signed off as gospel just yet, it’s firmly believed the law will change in the very near future with distilleries already producing mashbills using the ‘30/30/30 Rule’.