Hunter Island Tasmanian Pot Still Whisky ‘The Black Mack’ Oloroso Cask 700ml 48%

The 5th Hunter Island limited release created for Tasmanian Whisky Week 2023 with a yield of 110 bottles

Details
700ml: 48% alc
Region: New Town, Tasmania
Cask type: Oloroso Sherry
Bottler: Hunter Island Whisky
Style: Irish Pot Still
Release No: 5
Release date: August 2023
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Description
Here’s a limited release bottling that the distillery released for Tasmanian Whisky Week 2023. Made by Damian Mackey and dubbed the ‘Black Mack’, it’s a richly hued and dramatic sherry whisky which delivers wave after wave of flavour. Created from Hunter Island’s signature mash bill of malted barley, raw barley and oats, triple distilled, and aged in heavily charred and toasted European Oak 30L Oloroso casks, this limited release is a genuine sherry bomb. Its marmalade nose is powerful and peppery, and the taste is of liquid fruitcake.

Damian and Madelaine Mackay comment
“Every August, Tasmania’s Whisky Industry invites whisky lovers to experience and celebrate all things great about Tasmanian Whisky. We’ve been part of the industry for many years, and one thing we’ve noticed is that there is a real thirst for something different. Unlike most of the whiskies created on this island which are single malts, our whisky is influenced by the great tradition of Ireland. It has been made with a mixed grain recipe which affords it a distinctively spicy and rich character; and it’s triple distilled”

“To date, we’ve been all about bourbon and port cask matured whisky. Our special Tasmanian Whisky Week Oloroso bottling is both animated and rare, and we have just over 100 bottles for sale. We’ll be sharing this limited bottling with whisky friends at a number of events during Tasmanian Whisky Week 2023”

Check out our Blog HERE for a detailed look at Hunter Island Distillery.

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’.