Whisky — Last minute Father’s Day musings…

Heath Lawrence
Aug 31, 2018 · 5 min read

A round up of new stuff, stuff that is back in stock, and a ‘buyer beware’ tale to spice up this Father’s day for you and the bad joke telling half of the team that brought us in to this world. Cheers to all the Fathers and Grand-Dads out there, and a toast to those who can’t be with us.

Going, going….

Octomore 8.3 back in stock
Rumours of the 9 series are already becoming reality and the first Australian allocation of the most recent Octomore Islay Barley sold out in very short order so this restock may be your last chance to grab an Octomore 8.3 (at 309.1PPM! Count’em!) officially in Australia — the perfect gift for those Dad’s who love smoke bombs(and of course there very generous offspring who stumped up for a bottle of this delicious peated whisky).
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Whisky Loot x The Whisky List Collaboration

Booty shot. Booty may appear larger in real life.

Our first official collaboration / offer for everyone out there in whisky land is a discount and an extra whisky when signing up to the excellent whisky sample subscription service, Whisky Loot. With no lock in contracts and the ability to opt in or out at will, this is an excellent way to try a well curated assortment of whiskies without committing to the purchase price of a full bottle each and every time.

As a special thank you to those of you who use The Whisky List we have a special offer for $10 off your first month and and a free bonus 4th whisky!

To claim this offer, enter “TWL2018” at the checkout page.

Click the link below to take a gander and you can thank us later when your life takes a miraculous turn for the better once the sample box arrives ;)
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Mac(allan) the knife tonight.

Macallan 12 Double Cask
For the Dads out there that appreciate the ‘finer’ things (or drams) in life The Macallan have often been regarded as ‘the’ premium whisky — luckily for us mere mortals on a tighter budget than Harvey Spectre, The Macallan have released The Macallan 12 Double Cask. With whisky at least 12 years old and consisting of a marriage of sherried whiskies matured in both American and French Oak, this is a more delicate touch on the finish than most Macallan’s and and excellent Scottish Highland dram to boot.
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Black and green should never be seen….unopened :P

Ardbeg 10
The only age stated whisky in the Ardbeg core range, Ardbeg 10 represents great value and showcases the signature house style of this excellent Islay distillery perfectly. A great surge of smoke and a decent amount of ‘mongrel’ in this spirit make this a great choice for those that love Islay peated goodness.
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Endangered species?

Japanese Whisky Time — Kampaiii!
Our good friends over at The Wine Providore have an excellent deal going at the moment where you score 2 free Glencairn glasses with any Japanese whisky purchase made through their site using the code ‘TWLDAD’ (without the quote marks) at checkout. Depending on how much you love your Dad you can gift them the whisky and the glasses, just the whisky, just the glasses- or if he is terrible just the boxes?. Click through to see the full details.
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Keep walking — this one is mine!

Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 — Sherry Edition
A spin on a highly underrated blend, Johnnie Walker Black, this release from the house of Walker sees a focus on sherried whiskies in the blend to bring a bit more sweetness to the blend with the smoke taking a little bit more of a back seat (which was already quite subtle to begin with). For the curuious drinker who would like a subtle entry, super sharply priced introduction to smoke and sherry.
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Rarely seen in the wild — an unopen Iniquity!

Iniquity Batch 12 — just released
Along with Bakery Hill, Iniquity are one of the most consistently well made whiskies in Australia right now, and Iniquity not only ticks the boxes for consistency but also for value for money with a 700ml bottle coming in at a respectable price. Made by our good friends Ian and Vic at Tin Shed Distilling in Adelaide you could certainly do a lot worse for a Father’s day gift (or for that whisky blogger who pointed this bottle out to you ;))

Batch 12 was released just last week just in time for Father’s Day and is possibly our favourite release yet (let me just sample some now to be sure — yep it’s good). Click through to see what all the fuss is about and acquire one for you and yours.
Find it here!


Disembodied hands pictured in reflection not included

Black Gate BG55 — Peated — new release
Great times to be an Australian whisky drinker with Black Gate from Mendooran NSW releasing their latest expression and first heavily peated whisky ever last week at the Oak Barrel Whisky Fair in Sydney (The Oak Barrel having just won single outlet retailer of the year a couple of days ago at the prestigious Icons of Whisky awards). BG55 from Black Gate is a super drinkable (even at 63.6%!) sherried whisky with a decent hit of smoke, and yet again a fantastic example of why this distillery has such a cult following.
Find it here!


Fake Suntory / Hibiki Whisky Sellers Arrested In Japan

Not a fan of Fake Whisky we are told by reliable sources.

Lastly some sobering (perish the thought) news from the land of the rising sun, this time surprisingly not about discontinued whisky, supply shortages or price craziness. It seems that you don’t always get what you paid for. Whisky fakes are sadly becoming more prevalent as more people flock to buy whiskies with perceived investment potential, the real news here is these are coming from Japan itself. As always Caveat Emptor which translates to Cabinet Empty I believe. An empty cabinet is a happy drinkers cabinet ;) — click the link to get the full goss.
Read about it here!

Cheers!

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