Hunter Island Tasmanian Pot Still Whisky Tawny Cask 700ml 49%

Matured in a 125 litre 50yo European Oak cask that yielded 197 bottles.

Details
700ml: 49% alc
Region: New Town, Tasmania
Cask type: Tawny
Bottler: Hunter Island Whisky
Style: Irish Pot Still
Release date: 18th of May 2024
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Description
Matured in a 50-year-old European Oak 125 litre ex- Seppeltsfield Para Tawny cask, and created from Hunter Island’s signature mash bill containing malted barley, green barley and oats. Viscous, oily, and laden with nutty, buttery goodness. The Mackay’s cut this one to 49% ABV, making it eminently approachable and perhaps our softest expression to date.

Damian and Madelaine Mackay comment
“The cask (one of the first quarter casks we filled) came to us with a heavy char, and its influence is conspicuous but restrained. We anticipated the figgy plumness usually associated with Tawny casks, but the delicious nutty and buttery characters were an added bonus.
As important in creating flavour are our mash bill and triple distillation which afford our whisky its creamy, textured mouthfeel and oily, cereal characters. Three influences working in harmony”.

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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’.