Kinglake Distillery American Werewolf In Paris 2019 Australian Single Malt Whisky (500ml)

Volume: 500ml          ABV: 56%          Age: No Age Statement          Country: Australia

Kinglake Distillery is situated about 56kms north of the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It boasts a wonderful climate for producing single malt. The whisky here is created from scratch by owners Sam Lowe & Chantal Daniels . Grinding their own malt, taking local water from a mountain stream rising on the distillery property. It’s natural, pure and totally unfiltered. 80% of the barley is farmed and malted in New South Wales and each grower is known to the team at the distillery personally. Bourbon, port and sherry barrels are all individually re-coopered to their requirements. Using their 2500 litre copper pot-still which was handmade for the distillery by Tasmania’s premier still-maker Knapp Lewer. It was engineered to produce a heavy, flavourful spirit.

Aged for an initial 17 months in 200-litre American oak before finishing for 17 months in a Tawny cask. From Coriole in the Maclaren Vale, the Tawny barrel was a real find and had held Port from 1985 until 2019, when it was re-coopered and filled by us.

The result is a whisky that has the richness of a true vintage fortified barrel but with a little bourbon vanilla/caramel sweetness in the background. Starting with a large format bourbon cask means the underlying Kinglake spirit should still be evident. Delicious!!