From Otter Craft Distillery that yielded 79 bottles.
Details
500ml: 52%alc
Age: 31 months
Region: St Peters, NSW
Cask type: Bourbon
Bottler: Otter Craft Distilling
Barrel No: 04
Release Date: February 2020
Hot off the barrel comes Release 4 from Otter Craft Distilling that was age for 31 months in an ex-bourbon cask that was re-coopered to 50 litres with a mid to heavy char
When initially tasting barrel 4, Distiller Eduard Otter was struck with the subtleties of flavour profiles apparent, leading him to decide to do no filtration at all. The normal process of running the whiskey through a small filter pad to remove leftover bits of char from the barrel, was abandoned.
Instead the whiskey was allowed to settle before being bottled with most of the char remaining in the vessel. As such, some small carbon particulates may still be seen in some bottles, this will not influence the taste in any way and are just a sign of how untouched this liquid is.
Limited stocks available.
Our Tasting notes.
Nose: Fresh floral aromas with waves of citrus, sweet vanilla and 3-milk-cake swirl into notes of crisp coconut, orange peel and spiced apple.
Palate: Honey-drizzled ripe banana and tropical stone fruits join the sweet vanilla from the nosing, bringing nuanced flavours of lemon, eucalyptus and cinnamon.
Finish: Lingering – lemon biscuits and white pepper, followed by a pinch of brown sugar and oak.
John Atkins (verified owner) –
OCD alright….look at the packaging. I felt the need to film the unboxing and post it on instagram. (If I knew how). After some minor surgery I worked off the cork…and unwrapped this gift. The pavlovian snap of the cork and bourbon filled the air. No mistaking cask influence here. This was a joy and I hadn’t even got it into the glass. With a bit of air the bourbon aromas subside but it’s still a dominant in the tasting…too much maybe?
Much less Bourbon the second time around and my question was answered. It’s got a really nice mouth feel, a slight sweetness. If a Jersey Caramel and a Banana had a love child it would be this slight Apricoty delight. Hang on…is there a charr I’m picking up? I checked, it is. And there’s the black charred barrel piece floating in the bottom of my glass. No filtration here. This is a wonderful multi-dimensional experience. Okay now I’m getting Lychee I better stop there…
But I won’t stop. I’ll be back for more.