Launceston Distillery Limited Edition Bourbon Cask Single Malt Whisky (700ml)

Launceston Distillery, TAS Bourbon Cask Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky • 45% ABV • Exclusive 700ml Size This exclusive release from Launceston Distillery captures a cleaner, brighter side of Tasmanian single malt, and it begins somewhere unexpected. It is made inside Hangar 17 at Launceston Airport, the oldest surviving aviation building in Tasmania, a 1932 hangar that sat derelict for thirteen years until Chris Condon restored it and ran his first spirit through the stills in 2015, the first new distillery Launceston had seen in 175 years. The character of this whisky starts with the stills; both the wash and spirit stills were designed to feature a reflux ball, a deliberate move that keeps the spirit light, fruity and floral. A long seven-day fermentation lifts it further, and full maturation in 100L American oak bourbon casks, with no finishing and no second barrel, lets that bright spirit lead rather than the oak. The result is a bright, elegant single malt. It opens with fresh pear, citrus zest, vanilla bean and soft orchard fruit, then moves through honeyed malt, melon, apple skin, creamy vanilla and gentle spice to a smooth, warming finish.