Belgrove Cask Strength Oat Australian Whisky (500ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV:52.3% Age: No Age Statement Country: Australia
There’s no distillery in the world that we know of that is as raw as Belgrove. Peter Bignall the owner and operator is a whisky wizard. He grow his own ryecorn to produce 100% rye whisky. He built his own copper pot still from scratch which is powered by biofuel which is used cooking oil, from a roadhouse next to his farm. Hot water is also biofuel heated. Peter’s tractors, forklift and truck also run on Biodiesel made from the used cooking oil. The only significant material Peter brings to the farm is waste cooking oil and the main product to leave is whisky. The spent mash is fed to the Belgrove sheep. Cooling water comes from the nearby dam and the waste water is either recycled or used for irrigation, including the next rye crop. Brewing and diluting water is harvested from the roof of the distillery farm sheds – there’s a lot of farm sheds. Yeast is often reused. This operation resinates with the terms “sustainable” “closed loop” “small carbon footprint” “green” “farm based” “value adding” “craft” “low food miles”. Belgrove Distillery is the future of whisky distillation with low impact on the environment and high impact on flavour. Jim Murray well known whisky writer and author of The Whisky Bible has rated this whisky ‘Liquid Gold’. We urge you to delve deeper.
Batch 5 of this whisky sees a blend of two casks, one previously held a Tasmanian Malt Whisky and the other a Tasmanian Pinot Noir.
Distillery Tasting Notes
An amber-gold whisky presents aromas of a strawberry Tarte Tatin drizzled in bitter orange liqueur, with hints of freshly dried hay and rose water. On the palate rich flavours of Anzac biscuits and brown sugar are highlighted by cranberries and Campari before mocha and burnt toffee linger on the finish.
