Spirit Thief Distilling Co. French Oak Tempranillo Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky (500ml)

Volume: 500ml          ABV: 48.3%          Age: No Age Statement          Country: Australia

Spirit Thief Distilling Co. were originally started as a small scale whisky club with friends who were interested in sampling and exploring whisky mainly matured in Australian red wine casks. These friends were very keen on starting to make an impression in the industry and so developed an independent bottling label. Their successful independent bottling business soon extended into a gypsy distilling company. What’s gypsy distilling you may ask! We Spirit Thief do not have a specific distillery location but instead use other distilleries to produce their spirit. Almost like steeling the excess spirit from a distillery that is overproducing. They then choose their own high quality ex wine casks and mature the whisky. When ready they bottle this at it’s perfect alcohol strength giving you the satisfaction of whisky that was loved and cared for throughout its full maturation period.

This whisky was matured in seasoned French oak casks which had previously held Tempranillo wine sourced from South Australia’s award-winning Main & Cherry wines in the Adelaide Hills. The barrels had been re-coopered (redesigned, freshened up) and given a healthy toast and char to integrate the spirit into the wine and the wood. Bottled at 48.3% ABV and released as part of the Cellar Reserve Series with limited production of only 350 bottles.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Sweet citrus, floral notes of citrus blossom and bursts of orchard fruits and pickled ginger.

Palate: Passionfruit, sweet citrus notes of mandarin, feijoa and subtle herbal balance.

Finish: Long and juicy finish of spice, orchard fruits and cherry blossom.