Limeburners Sherry Cask Strength Australian Single Malt Whisky (700ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV: 61% Age: No Age Statement Country: Australia
Barrel No: M505
The Great Southern Distillery was first opened in 2004 by Cameron Syme, who spent time working for a multinational commercial law firm, at that time he had 10 years’ experience as an accountant in Australia and the United Kingdom and gained a UK Trades Board “General Certificate in Distilling”. Cameron’s research was very thorough taking him 14 years to collect enough resources and information to create something extra special.
His heritage was in fact from Scotland where his family history of distilling took place, so owning a distillery seemed like it was destiny. The distillery is very small by world standards but they like it this way as it helps to spend more time producing quality single malt whisky. Each batch of spirit is produced and bottled by hand which means that they only produce spirit of the highest standard.
Limeburners Barrel Strength Single Malts are 61% abv. They are bottled exactly as they come out of the barrel with the use of some local rain water to achieve a consistent alcohol by volume. As the distillery do not use any caramel colouring or cold filtration, each expression shows the unique qualities of the barrel(s) it has been in.
Made and hand bottled at the Great Southern Distillery on the harbour’s edge in Albany, this complex and elegant single malt whisky is distilled in traditional small batch copper pot stills from local barley. Matured in second-fill bourbon barrels and finished in a very old small sherry cask.
Our Tasting Notes
Nose: Stone fruits of peaches and apricots, orange marmalade, layers of honey sweetness, dried dark fruits of raisins and plums, big bold Christmas cask spices.
Palate: Stone fruits dominate, and lead to plum jam, figs, raisins and currents, vanilla fudge and boiled sweeties.
Finish: Boiled sweeties, nutmeg, cinnamon and clove, spiced oak and honeycomb.
*Tasted Barrel M409
