Tasmanian Whisky Tutorial

Dear Readers,

Chairman Bill here. May this posting find you and your loved ones well.

I had the privilege of joining a select group (two of us) who had the honour of opening a bottle of The Singular Overeem Single Malt Whisky, Port Cask Matured at Crusty's Bar located deep in the heart of Southern Ontario.

This particular bottle was handed to the person who purchased it by Jane Overeem at the distillery in Tasmania. The purchaser, let us all give her a respectful bow, brought this lovely example of the whisky maker's art all the way from Tasmania to Canada and gifted it to Crusty. So when I laid my respectful hands upon the bottle, I was the third person to have handled it post distillery.

To learn more about this whisky have a look at Old Hobart Distillery and Overeem on the net or wherever you research things. The bottle or the box states
 "An exceptionally robust and intense whisky from one of the most Southernly Distilleries in the world."

As we all know there has to be something that differentiates one distillery from another. This whisky is double distilled in copper pot stills and all copper condensers. It is matured in heavily toasted oak quarter casks cut down from sherry casks. This process apparently matures the whisky more quickly.

This must be true because the whisky is only....drum roll..5 years old!

Colour:    A Beautiful Golden Colour

Nose:    The Nose Was Sweet. My smeller was not in top shape, read what the      distillery says for more complete notes.

Taste:   Silky Aromatic Loveliness. Crusty said "It's like an angel p-----g down your throat." I'll take his word for it because his bar is a little piece of heaven so he is familiar with angelic visitations.

Finish:   A Minor Bite at the Back of the Throat - Improved with Three Drops of Water

I would be most delighted to add this whisky to my drinks cabinet.

When asked how this wonderful whisky stacks up to the single malts from Scotland, my comments can only be general ones based on my "Whisky Memory."

It is to some degree comparing apples to oranges since there  are no widely acclaimed 5 year old single malts from Scotland.

The Scottish single malt whiskies that I think are in the same ballpark all have been chosen based on taste. Glengoyne 10 year old, Tullibardine 8 year old Aged Oak, Blair Athol 12 year old, Edradour 10 year old, Aberlour 10 year old with a sherry cask finish.

Crusty and I agree that the Tasmanian whisky makers have been able to achieve some very impressive results regardless of the number of years they take.

So if you get a chance, do try some Tasmanian single malt whisky.
I will post some photos when they become available.

Chairman Bill