A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF WHISKIES,ONE INSIGHT AT A TIME
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Single malt whisky from the Hellyers Road distillery in Tasmania (which Mike wrote a blog post about a while ago). This is the Original "Roaring Forty" expression, named after the 40km/h winds which blow in the rain-clouds, making the production of this whisky possible. It's aged in American white oak barrels
Australian single malt here from Hellyers Road, bottled for La Maison du Whisky as part of their Cellar Books series. This is a "Slightly Peated" expression, matured for 12 years in 100 litre casks. Very, very cool indeed.
The Pinot Noir finish of the Hellyers Road varieties is matured in American White Oak casks first (see Hellyers Road Original Whisky), then finished for six months in Pinot Noir French Oak casks from Tamar Ridge, Tasmania. A delightful blend of two of Tasmania's greatest talents, it is marvelous to wonder what we may see produced here in the future. Hellyers is available in many European countries in addition to Australia. This is not currently available in the US.
The Hellyers Road distillery in Tasmania creates this expression by blending its Original (unpeated) single malt with a small portion of its Peated single malt - hence "Slightly Peated". As you would expect from that name, this whisky offers up a subtle suggestion of smoke, with plenty of barley-rich notes to keep the peat from getting out of hand.
Messrs Hankey and Bannister present their Original blend of fine and rare Scotch whiskies. Hand selected for quality and crafted with care to create a smooth, light and perfectly balanced blend renowned in society for over 250 Years
Full and firm. Think of Reserve as 1858’s more refined and more mature, older sibling. With a higher rye content than other whiskies in our portfolio, Reserve has almost bourbon-like flavour characteristics. Hand-selected and barrel-blended by our Master Blender, this reserve whisky is matured in white-oak barrels for 9 years to create a rich and smooth flavour.
The Glenlivet 18-Year-Old is a single malt Scotch whisky, part of the core range from one of the most iconic, and historically paramount Speyside distilleries in Scotland. One of the first ever Speyside Distilleries to obtain a license, The Glenlivet Whisky is a brand credited as the ‘single malt that started it all’. It is one of the world’s highest selling single malt whiskies, and the 18-Year-Old, among other expressions from the brand, have historically been great performers at whisky tasting competitions worldwide.
Faint spirit evolves into robust rye spices with rich butterscotch, hints of dry grain, and ripe dark fruits. Very flavourful and mouth-filling with sizzling pepper, fleshy dark fruits and lime peel. Spicy Rye
The initial sniffs after the pour reveal supple, buttery, and piney aromas; more time allows a pleasant fruitiness to appear along with traces of vanilla and cedar. Palate entry is honey sweet and silky; by midpalate the backbone flavors are clearly the sweet grain andvanilla bean. Concludes warmly in the throat. An extremely pleasant malt. Best Buy.
Smooth Ambler Contradiction is a Bourbon whiskey produced by the Smooth Ambler Distillery in West Virginia, United States of America. It is a blended Bourbon whiskey, created by marrying two different kinds of Bourbon whiskeys, which inspired the name of the whiskey.
Maturing with the passage of time, Genius Whisky undoubtedly takes one to the soaring heights of pleasure.
Jim Beam is an American Bourbon whiskey brand, and the largest selling Bourbon whiskey brand worldwide. Historically engaged in a tussle for superiority with Jack Daniel’s for the title of the bestselling American whiskey, only to have their product outsold by the makers of ‘Tennessee whiskey’.
Chivas Regal The Icon is an ultra-premium blended Scotch whisky from the house of Chivas Regal, one of Scotland’s finest whisky blenders. It is the most premium expression from the Chivas Regal inventory, and is only released in limited quantities every year.
