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.
