Belgrove Hopped Malt Whisky (500ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 47%           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.

This whisky is in keeping with Belgroves sustainable processes and values of minimal waste. It is made by distilling  hopped beers from several micro breweries. The beers were not up to their normal standards and would have gone down the drain if they had not been rescued by Peter. In case you didn’t know, malt whisky is normally made by distilling beer that does not have hops added. It doesn’t matter what this whisky was aged in, it’s unique and supports minimal waste. Supporting something this tasty using he methods above has produce a real winner. Bottled at 46% ABV.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Freshly cut grass and wilting heather, some fermented banana, tropical fruits and honey sweetness.

Palate: Tropical fruit cocktail, malty grain, banana fritters and toasted oak.

Finish: Citrus, honey and bitter fruits.