Tag: Redlands

There’s been no shortage of chatter about Australian whisky in recent months.  To be fair, Whisky & Wisdom may inadvertently have triggered some of that, courtesy of this article, but if you read the comments and sentiments expressed across the Australian whisky community – particularly on the Facebook groups – there’s an undercurrent of caution about Australian whisky releases and the complex relationship between age, price, provenance, quality, cask-type, bottle size (i.e. 500ml vs 700ml) and availability.  Thank goodness, then, that there are still some positive constants and consistencies that can be relied upon.  I refer, in particular, to TIB – Tasmanian Independent Bottlers – and this was brought home (again) this week whilst tasting one of its latest releases:  Old Kempton Distillery (Redlands Release No. 8, Cask TIB RD0012).

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