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Mark Teague
Flambé your Christmas cake!

Flambé your Christmas cake!

Barrel aged Christmas Liqueur 2022 In the spirit of Christmas, Hobart Whisky Barrel Aged Christmas Liqueur.A sweet liqueur combining everyone’s favourite festive flavours; dark fruits, vanilla, cinnamon, and Christmas spice. Using our own single malt whisky as a base, this liqueur was barrel aged in fortified and bourbon casks for over 12 months imparting subtle oak and added complexity.These balanced and delightful ingredients expressed at a smooth 30% abv means this liqueur is perfect served straight, on ice, added to a warmed glass with a twist of dried orange peel or drizzle some over your ice cream, cake or dessert.-Batch...

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Mark Teague
Christmas Whisky... in time for Christmas... Cherries, 'nuf said.

Christmas Whisky... in time for Christmas... Cherries, 'nuf said.

Limited Hobart Whisky - Christmas Cask 2022 - 22-003Single malt whisky finished in our own barrel aged Christmas liqueur cask.Following last year's Barrel aged Cherry Liqueur Cask, we’ve carefully selected a marriage of fortified and bourbon matured single malt whisky and finished it in the casks from this year's Christmas liqueur.Notes of dark fruits, toasted oak, and toffee sweetness, integrated with festive flavours of the Christmas liqueur.A rich and sweet whisky, perfect alongside your Christmas feast, or a quiet dram to see out 2022.-Batch Nº: 22-00351.2% abv.260 Bottles.500ml

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Mark Teague
Stout is always a good idea... with a breakfast twist?!

Stout is always a good idea... with a breakfast twist?!

Limited Hobart Whisky - Oatmeal Stout Cask - 22-002A recent barrel aged beer project from distiller and brewer, Ben and Trevor.Starting with an Oatmeal stout that was brewed onsite and barrel aged in ex-bourbon cask for 3 months. Carefully selected ex-bourbon mature single malt whisky was vatted before finishing in the freshly decanted stout cask.Initially planned for release in August, the stout was served at the 2022 Tasmanian Whisky Week boilermaker event at the Gold Bar. However the release was delayed with distiller Ben deciding to recask it into another fresh stout cask.The result is an undeniably stout cask influenced whisky...

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Mark Teague
Yes it is ex-Bourbon (of course!), but with a ex-peated cask finish...

Yes it is ex-Bourbon (of course!), but with a ex-peated cask finish...

Limited Hobart Whisky - Bourbon Matured / Laphroaig Quarter Cask Finished - 22-001 Matured in Hillrock Distillery, Maker’s Mark and Dark Horse ex-bourbon casks for 5 years, vatted and finished in a pair of Laphroaig Quarter casks for around 4 months.Light peat, full of malty caramel sweetness, some light floral notes, light rye influenced spice. Lingering Islay peat notes tie it all together and leave it with a long and satisfying finish.-Batch Nº: 22-00158.8% abv. 255 Bottles.500ml

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