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Whisky #130 – Great Southern Distillery – Limeburners Barrel M104 Single Malt

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IMG_2943Great Southern Distillery – Limeburners Barrel M104 Single Malt (Bottle 095 / 372). Albany, Western Australia, Australia. ABV: 43.0%. Tasted at Botanica.

Colour: Pale gold.

Nose: Vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg & maybe even some roasted fennel seeds. Kind of a weird aroma to list, but it reminds me of the smell when I cook fennel encrusted pork belly. Now I’m hungry…

Palate: Sweet aniseed, almost a bit bourbon-ish. Oily mouthfeel.

Finish: Medium finish, warmth & sweet sultana flavours linger at the front of the palate.

Comments: Very different to the M67 I tasted in March, which to be fair was a cask strength compared to this dram at 43%. I expected it to be a little different as Limeburners only do single barrel releases, but the contrast is quite stark. Another great drop from Limeburners, if you like your whisky full flavoured grab yourself one. The differences between each release mean that there’s always a very good reason to keep exploring the range…all in the name of scientific research of course!

Whisky #95 – Great Southern Distillery – Limeburners Barrel M100 Single Malt Whisky

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Great Southern Distillery – Limeburners Barrel M100 Single Malt Whisky (Bottle 095 / 372). Albany, Western Australia, Australia. ABV: 43%. Tasted at home, $125 (bottle).

Colour: Like a rich amber ale.

Nose: Sweet hay scents.  At only 43% ABV, it doesn’t have the complexity or kick up the nostrils like the Limeburners Barrel M67 (which runs at a cheeky 61% ABV).

Palate: Quite grainy, also a few sweeter citrus notes – lemon and orange peel. Reasonable amount of heat.

Finish: Sweet and syrupy (a bit like golden syrup or molasses), a hint of pepper, with a gentle warming sensation around the mouth – definitely not a burn, just a very subtle warmth. Quite a long finish.

Comments: I really rate the Limeburners whiskies. Obviously as single barrel releases you would expect each batch to have some variation, and they do – but they still share a lot of qualities that I really enjoy…full flavour, lots of spices, oak and residual sweet notes. I’m looking forward to taking a drive down to Albany at some point to visit the distillery!

Whisky #84 – Great Southern Distillery – Limeburners Barrel M67 Single Malt Whisky

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IMG_2740Great Southern Distillery – Limeburners Barrel M67 Single Malt Whisky (Bottle 012 – 135). Albany, Western Australia, Australia. ABV: 61.0%. The Greenhouse, $20.

Colour: Deep burnt toffee.

Nose: Initial sweet notes of burnt toffee, maybe dark chocolate after dinner mints. With time in the glass it develops more woody flavours. Not a smokey scent, but kind of like the smell when you burn wood on a fire & you can smell the oils. My friend Kali commented that she can’t comment as she doesn’t know enough about wood…a few smirks around the table suggest that we find that hard to believe.

Palate: You can really tell it’s cask strength, big alcohol heat to go with the huge spicy flavour profile & a hint of sweetness.

Finish: Very dry, lots of heat, lots of length in the mid palate.

Comments: Kali says she wants to be on a chesterfield in front of an open fire while drinking a dram such as this. I’d call it the type of whisky to put hairs on your chest. Top drop, well done little Limeburners – I’d heard a fair bit about you and this is my first tasting of one of your whiskies. Really enjoyed it, I can say assuredly that I will be back for more!