Watkins Whisky Co Australian Single Malt Whisky (700ml)

Volume: 700ml         ABV: 43%         Age: No Age Statement         Country: Australia

Distilled in 2011 at the Mt Uncle Distillery (Arnold Holstein pot still) from Queensland barley and matured for seven years in purpose-built hybrid casks: the staves are from French oak ex-red wine casks and the heads are taken from ex-Bourbon casks. Bottled 2018.

Tasting Notes (Oz Whisky Review)

Nose: Toffee and caramel, dusty and leathery, with spicy oak, bananas and wild honey. Ripe fruit, earthy spice, lavender and toasted marshmallow.

Palate: Dense and rich. Plenty of spicy perfume from those French oak staves. Toffee and banana again, and the wine cask makes its presence felt but never becomes cloying.

Finish: Not the longest here, but lingering fruit and oak.