HINTERLAND SINGLE MALT WHISKEY

Tasting Notes – Special Release (Agave Cask Finish)

Nose:
Complex and dynamic, an immediate hit of vanilla followed by agave, dried and ripe fruits, biscuit, and chocolate, with a smoky undertone throughout.

Palate:
Sweet and slightly smoky, the underlying whisky is beautifully complemented by the influence of the agave cask. It’s bold, rich, and complex with a long and sweet finish.

Style: Single malt, hand-crafted with a mash bill comprising seven varieties of NSW-grown malted barley and fermented with a Belgian Ale yeast
Cask Profile: Matured in an ex-Tawny Barrique and then finished in a 60 litre ex-Australian Agave barrel
Maturation: 4 years, 11 months primary maturation and 9 months finishing
Bottle stats: 700ml, 92 bottles
ABV: 52%
Tasting Notes – Release 4:

Nose:
Beautifully structured with exceptional richness. Initial notes of red fruits, citrus and oak evolve into caramel, toffee and vanilla.

Palate:
Sweet with candied orange and cherry balanced with toffee and a slight hint of chocolate. This whiskey keeps evolving in the glass, with the Tawny influence of rich fruits and moreish dessert-style wine coming through. The finish provides a long continuity of flavour that begs for the next sip…

Style: Single-malt, hand-crafted with a mash bill comprising seven varieties of NSW-grown malted barley and fermented with a Belgian ale yeast.
Cask Profile: Marriage of one ex-Tawny barrique and three 100-litre ex-Tawny/Rum casks.
Maturation: Between 3 years, 10 months and 4 years, 11 months
Bottle stats: 700ml, approximately 575 bottles and 200ml, approximately 160 bottles
ABV: 46%
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Tasting Notes – Release 3:

Nose:
Rich, bold and fruity on the nose, inviting that first sip…

Palate:
Smooth and balanced notes of malt, chocolate and dried fruits. The finish, as with our previous releases, goes on and on…

Style: Single Malt, hand-crafted with a mash bill comprising seven varieties of NSW-grown malted barley and fermented with a Belgian Ale yeast.
Cask Profile: 100 litre Ex-Tasmanian Pinot Noir, re-coopered and charred to our specifications.
Maturation: 3 years, 3 months
Bottle stats: 700ml, 127 bottles
ABV: 47%

Tasting Notes – Release 2:

Nose:
Maple, honey, and dried fruit;

Palate:
Smooth, rich, and viscous with a full body. Initial hints of sultana give way to a complex malty profile with a whisper of chocolate on the finish. It’s a distinct and warming expression that piques your senses and entices you to take that next sip…

Barrel No: MW02
Style: Crafted with a mash-bill comprising seven different varieties of malted barley and using a Belgian Ale yeast.
Cask Profile: 225 litre ‘barrique’, recoopered ex-Apera
Maturation: Matured for just under 3.5 years
Bottle stats: 700ml; Approximately 200 bottles
ABV: 55 bottles at a cask-strength of 60.4% and 150 bottles at 50.5%