1919 Kirikiriroa Single Cask Whisky
1919 Kirikiriroa Single Cask Whisky1919 Kirikiriroa Single Cask Whisky
The New Zealand climate is ideally suited for the production of malt whisky. New Zealand contains some of the best barley in the world, remarkable water sourced from ancient mountains and we’re surrounded by a cultural heritage that encourages questioning of long-standing conventional thinking. 1919 Micro-Batch release showcases the terroir of New Zealand whisky.
Kirikiriroa release is a reflection of New Zealand’s soil, climate and geographical location at the bottom of the world. Along with the influences and profiles created by our custom made still. It’s a unique balanced expression of grains and red wine cask.
Awards: Gold Drammys 2021 – Bronze New Zealand Spirit Awards 2020
ABOUT 1919 DISTILLING
WE’RE A HANDCRAFTED GIN & WHISKY DISTILLERY BASED IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.
We incorporate New Zealand’s finest ingredients with kiwi ingenuity to produce innovative, first-rate spirits that people can get excited about.
We’re driven by a mission to bring more transparency and integrity to the spirits industry. We choose not to compromise on the quality of ingredients and connection to the distilling craft for the sake of scalability.
INGREDIENTS
We choose to use the best ingredients available, rather than cut corners; lemons and oranges grown in New Zealand, hand picked cherries from Otago and sustainably sourced honey. Our goal is to not only use the best ingredients, but to help grow New Zealand business along the way.
DISTILLING PROCESS
Our ethanol is made from sugar cane the same way they did it in the 1900’s. This is unique in New Zealand. It’s cheeper and easier to use the alternative, whey ethanol, (made from milk), which is used by most brands. We believe in using the best to make the best, rather than taking short cuts that compromise the quality of our product.
Our still is New Zealand made and custom built for our Distillery. By choosing to get our still made locally we where able to insure the absolute best quality and craftsmanship, while supporting the grass roots distilling industry in New Zealand.
PROUDLY NZ MADE
We are proud to be New Zealand made and walk the walk, not just talk the talk. Next time you are in your local liquor store look for the words “New Zealand made” on the bottle and not just “New Zealand”. You will likely be surprised by the amount of gins that claim to be New Zealand gins, but are not made here and do not have a physical distillery to call home.
We are proud to have built our very own distillery, here in New Zealand, from the ground up in. We have kept the craft at the heart of what we do, which allows us to push the boundaries and create award-winning, innovative spirits.
5Nines Distilling Single Malt Whisky
5Nines Distilling Single Malt Whisky5Nines Distilling Single Malt Whisky
After several years of carefully nurturing our casks we are delighted to announce the first of our Single Malt Whisky releases.
Our vatted releases are a marriage of complementary casks to create a smooth and well rounded whisky. Our whisky is never chill filtered or flocked to ensure a true depth of flavour.
Cask Notes
Casks: A marriage of casks 5ND028, 5ND050, 5ND053, 5ND119
Cask Size: 4 x 100 litres
Oak: American
Cask Provenance: Old Forester Bourbon and ex Scotch whisky
Cooper: A Stiller & SA Cooperage
Char: Medium
Batch yield: 631 bottles
ABV: 44.2%
Tasting Notes
A gentle, easy drinking whisky experience which has you wanting more
Nose: Sweet peat, vanilla, ferns, honey, sourdough
Palate: Salty, brown sugar, vanilla, butter scotch, salted butter, pears, dark chocolate, orange marmalade, honey, heather flowers
Finish: Lingering saltiness & butterscotch spice
Production Notes
Malt: South Australian gown and malted Pilsner
Peat: 25% 5Nines peated malt, coastal peat sourced from South Eastern South Australia
Fermentation: 7 days
Akashi Blue Blended Whisky
Akashi Blue Blended WhiskyAkashi Blue Blended Whisky. Akashi Blue is a blended whisky reserved in Japanese Shochu cask (American Oak) around 5 years, aged in bourbon cask before finishing in sherry casks for 2 years.
Nose: Fruity, slightly sweet, vanilla.
Taste: Fresh, spice, oak, hints of peat.
Finish: Medium, spicy, sweet.
Armorik Millesime 2002
Armorik Millesime 2002Armorik Millesime 2002.
CREATION OF BRETON WHISKY
But the inspired idea that revolutionised the Warenghem Distillery is the creation of the first Breton and French whisky. Encouraged by Bernard Le Pallec, sales director, Gilles Leizour ensconced himself in the laboratory, creating a blend in 1987: the WB.
The first Breton single malt whisky followed in 1998, the Armorik. Brittany shares a Celtic culture, climate and land with its Irish and Scottish cousins. Supported by a coastal, rainy, stormy climate, the Breton character finds its full expression in the whiskies carefully developed by Gilles Leizour.
The daring gamble of breton whisky has paid off, Warenghem Distillery is a market leader in French whisky.
Corra Linn Single Malt Whisky
Corra Linn Single Malt WhiskyCorra Linn Single Malt Whisky.Corra Linn Distillery is situated in Relbia overlooking the valley of the North Esk River. It is this pristine water that flows from the mountain reserves that forms the main ingredient of the whisky produced. Corra Linn Distillery prides itself in precision, small batch production using the finest Tasmanian ingredients. Quality malt, Tasmanian honey and oak barrels refashioned by Tasmania’s renowned cooper, charred to specification, all assist in providing flavours during the ageing process. The master distiller techniques and the ageing process, reveal and achieve the full rich botanical flavours providing a unique taste. The amber liquid has a light start with balanced oak characters, revealing the port and sherry overtones from the refilled barrels used. It is soft and sweet, with layers of citrus and has a spiced finish which gives it full expression showing its eloquence and giving it character, putting it into a class of its own.
Domaine des Hautes Glaces Ceros Rye Whisky
Domaine des Hautes Glaces Ceros Rye WhiskyDomaine des Hautes Glaces Ceros Rye Whisky. Double distillation under fire wood. 46 months in French Oak Barrels. No cold filtration, no additives. The colour and the alcohol percentage are completely natural.
Tasting Notes:
Colour: Copper
Nose: Gourmand, croissant pastry with a touch of spices and ginger
Taste: The sharp attack gives way to a creamy body (gingerbread, grapes, Kougloff ) then moves towards more saline tones (olive bread) and zesty (lemon, ginger)
Eagle Rare Bourbon 10YO
Eagle Rare Bourbon 10YOEagle Rare Bourbon 10YO is masterfully crafted and carefully aged for no less than ten years. Every barrel is discriminately selected to offer consistent flavor but with a seemingly individual personality. Eagle Rare is a bourbon that lives up to its name with its lofty, distinctive taste experience.
TASTING NOTES:
The nose is complex, with aromas of toffee, hints of orange peel, herbs, honey, leather and oak. The taste is bold, dry and delicate with notes of candied almonds and very rich cocoa. The finish is dry and lingering.
2019 Silver Medal – New York World Spirits Competition
2019 Best in Class
Fleurieu Distillery Cartoon Lurve Single Malt Whisky
Fleurieu Distillery Cartoon Lurve Single Malt WhiskyFleurieu Distillery Cartoon Lurve Single Malt Whisky
Sometimes love is found in the strangest of places. The chance meeting of a one-eyed muscle bound sailor with waif of a girl the shape of a toothpick sparked a truly unique relationship. Popeye and Olive were two peated whisky barrels filled on the same day – and named after these two cartoon characters. There is never any guarantee the whisky from barrels named after couples will end up in the same bottle. Sometimes though, there is that certain magic and the whisky from Popeye and Olive certainly had this for us. And as Celine Dion so aptly puts it, if you are truly in love you’re not in love, you’re in “lurve”.
Tasting Notes: 52% alc/vol, available in 700ml bottles only and limited to 300 hand-numbered bottles. Deep auburn in colour, this exquisitely peated whisky remains true to the Fleurieu style. Hints of gentle smoke and sweet iodine peat on the nose give way to briny coastal infused malt and umami on the palate. The balance between sweet smoky toffee and wisps of toasted walnuts mingle well with overtones of dried stone fruit. A great dram to deliberate over, after exploring rock pools at Middleton point at low tide on a hazy Winter afternoon. Gold Medal – Craft Spirit – American Distilling Institute Awards 2020
Fleurieu Distillery Englishman in New York Single Malt
Fleurieu Distillery Englishman in New York Single MaltFleurieu Distillery Englishman in New York Single Malt
Description
At long last the final in our trilogy of Tawny releases is here!
After ‘Message In A Bottle’ and ‘Tea In The Sahara’, the new release ‘Englishman In New York’ is a celebration of remaining true to oneself. Even now in these modern times, we live in a society that constantly tries to influence us to be something other than ourselves. A marriage of Tawny and Fronti casks, ‘Englishman in New York’ delivers the traditional Fleurieu Distillery coastal umami character overlaid with a sweet salt finish. As we continue stepping into a decade of change, we hope this delicious dram will assist you to “… be yourself, no matter what they say”.
Tasting Notes
limited to 550 hand-numbered bottles.
This Fronti/Tawny barrel offering is a vatting of five 100L first fill barrels. Fronti (formerly known as white port, but no longer due to Geographic Appellation laws) is a mixture of predominately Muscat Blanc Petit Grains, Muscadelle and Semillon, the grapes are harvested late in the season to achieve rich and intense flavours. It could possibly be described as part way between a Tokay and a Sauternes in character.
Colour – Light Copper
Nose – Maple syrup, with a Fruchoc-style light stone fruit, malt cereal
Palate – Honey on toast, brown sugar, dried fruit spice, candied orange peel
Finish – Long, hints of glace ginger, and quince paste, followed by sea salt roasted chestnuts, luscious and lingering
