Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 02/02-05/04/2022 (Page 44)

the proof go with the grain starward it's been 30 years since australia's great whisky starward fortis australian single malt whisky chocolate ganache and quince delight the palate by james atkinson ark lark symphony no.1 australian malt whisky huge milestone beckons for famously began his distilling operation beginning the modern or boutique era of whisky down under litres of whisky was produced in australia the first malt whisky was distilled in the penal colonies of van diemen's land production was made possible in victoria by the victorian distillation act of 1862 the federal distillery constructed in port melbourne in 1888 was the third largest whisky and other spirits the removal of protectionist tariffs in much more affordable for australians resulting in declining sales of the locally produced spirits and the ultimate closure of the two remaining whisky distilleries by 1980 when bill lark had the brainwave of there were federal distilling regulations prohibiting the granting of a licence to anyone with a still smaller than 2700 litres bill successfully lobbied for the law to be changed so that he could begin making became the first in australia to produce single malt spirits in 154 years dozens of distillers have followed bill's are also experimenting with other grains for barley and even native cereal grains our distillers' ready access to high- quality wine casks is likely the most important factor in shaping the australian whisky style though distillers are increasingly employing ex-bourbon casks as a more neutral vessel for showcasing the underlying flavour of australian malted barley produced in all australian states lovely apple and toffee on the and citrus finish limeburners limeburners single malt whisky* australian distillers are experimenting with native cereal grains." filled with intense vanilla character and measured savoury spice vintagecellars.com.au