1st Whiskey Release limited numbers
Black Rabbit Distillery News
First Whiskey Release
&
A New Era
Eight Mile Rye first release
Its been a while since we did an update, and I have been flat out behind the scenes making, plotting and scheming to get the first release of Eight Mile Rye out of the barrel and into bottles. This has been a passion project of mine for the best part of 5 years and it is great to finally release something that i can call whiskey!
Made using rye that is grown for me by a friend at Mangalore and mashed, fermented and distilled on grain, this is something pretty special.
Complex with layers of light fruits like apple and pear drop on the nose, intermingled with darker raisin and muscat and hints of honey and pipe tobacco later on. The palate is full and rich with caramel, toffee, vanilla as well as hints of honey, oak and dark fruits. The finish is long and lingering with a delightful pepper spice that hangs around just long enough on the tongue, leaving the remaining finish to stay with you for a long time after you have finished the dram. This is really a smell, sip and smell kind of whiskey, that will leave you sitting there going back for one more sniff to take in the full complexity after the final drop has been consumed.
This release is in the black 500ml bottle with a lovely presentation/gift box. There will not be another release in this format, so if you want a collectors item, this is it. This release number 1, is actually cask no. 002 and it made 500 bottles. There are only 100 left and if you get in fast, i will include a 30ml sample of release number 2 for free! Click below for a link to the product page and use coupon code RELEASE1 for an additional 30% off your purchase. In the lead up to Christmas this would fill the stocking for a loved one who loves their whiskey.
The 3 Chamber Still is comming!
What is the 3 chamber still and how does it work you ask? Well let me tell you......
Nah that might get a bit boring, it is really something that you need to come to the distillery to see, understand and appreciate.
What i can tell you is that it makes exceptional, ultra flavourful whiskey and is purpose built to handle on grain distilling, particularly Rye. And did i mention that this will be the first one installed in a distillery in the Asia Pacific region, and only the 6th one in operation in the world in the last 100 years!!! This is a massive milestone for Black Rabbit. This beast is going to be a beauty to behold and will need to be seen in person to appreciate the scale and complexity of it. Best of all it will increase the single run distilling capacity from 500 litre currently, to an amazing 7000 litres! That all adds up to a whole lot more whiskey going into casks for the future.
Thanks again for becoming part of the distillery family and if you haven't already, you can like us on FB and Instagram @blackrabbitdistillery
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