Fleurieu Distillery The Jabberwocky Australian Single Malt Whisky (700ml)
The Fleurieu Distillery is situated on the waters edge in the river port of Goolwa in South Australia. The environmental conditions are perfect to create a whisky which exhumes expressive maple, vanilla oak and spicy sea air. The distillery is owned and operated by Gareth and Angela Andrews who have been distilling quietly until their first release in 2017 caught the attention of many whisky drinkers world wide. Since this first release the distillery has been graced with many local and international awards for their whisky including Gold medals in Australia and Gold in the United States.
This release from the distillery is named ‘The Jabberwocky’ and is explained by Gareth as “our barrel-ends release”. “A little peated, a little wild, “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll resonated as a name for us, as it was a favourite read aloud to our boys from the Graham Base illustrated book of the poem. It fascinated us that although the poem was made up of many nonsensical words, together they created a powerful story”, explained Gareth. “This can be reflective of whisky too. Our Jabberwocky is not only comprised of barrel-ends from other releases but also married up with other barrels that didn’t exhibit the typical Fleurieu DNA. Like the nonsense words within the poem, these “black sheep” barrels when combined, created a beautifully balanced whisky with just a hint of heat and smoke”.
Using barrel ends of barrels used for their other releases they have married this spirit in 100 litre Apera and Tawny barrels. It was then bottled at 52% ABV. Available in 700ml bottles only and limited to 750 hand-numbered bottles.
Our Tasting Notes
Nose: Summer pudding, dried dark fruits, subtle earthy peat, dark toffee, fresh with some sea salt.
Palate: Dried fruits of plum, fig and sultana, some roasted almond, chocolate coated coffee beans and earthy peat.
Finish: Long with dark salted caramel, smouldering oak and underlying vanilla.
