Volume: 500ml          ABV: 48.1%          Age: 5 Years Old          Country: New Zealand

Spirit Thief Distilling Co. were originally started as a small scale whisky club with friends who were interested in sampling and exploring whisky mainly matured in Australian red wine casks. These friends were very keen on starting to make an impression in the industry and so developed an independent bottling label. Their successful independent bottling business soon extended into a gypsy distilling company. What’s gypsy distilling you may ask! We Spirit Thief do not have a specific distillery location but instead use other distilleries to produce their spirit. Almost like steeling the excess spirit from a distillery that is overproducing. They then choose their own high quality ex wine casks and mature the whisky. When ready they bottle this at it’s perfect alcohol strength giving you the satisfaction of whisky that was loved and cared for throughout its full maturation period.

Part of the Exploration Series this whisky was distilled in Christchurch, NZ, in 2013 at the Workshops Whisky Distillery and matured in Oamaru in the South Island, this small batch release was originally commissioned for New Zealand Whisky Collection. However, earthquakes and other seismic events saw this spirit set aside in a refill Bourbon cask for 3 years before being re-racked for two years in small New Zealand Pinot Noir casks and one American oak Bourbon cask. After crossing the seas they were eventually married together in Spirit Thief’s Tasmanian bond store in 2019.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Creamy with red summer fruits and vanilla oak.

Palate: Bakewell tarts, rich toffee, cherry ripe and creamy vanilla.

Finish: Summer berries, floral with delicate spice.