Old Kempton Whisky Club > Whisky Club #15
Past release November 2023
Whisky Club #15
About Whisky Club #15
This month, we have selected an Old Kempton whisky like no other.
This whisky is so atypical to the Old Kempton house style, two of our tasting panel (both people who have been tasting OKD whisky since our very first casks), stated that not only would they not have picked this as an Old Kempton whisky - they also wouldn't have picked it as an Australian whisky.
So, why are we releasing this whisky to our Whisky Club and how did this whisky come to be?
Firstly, we have selected this cask for our whisky club because it is so different - we always want to make sure we are bringing you different and interesting whiskies that you can't just buy off our shelf or online. This whisky fits that bill perfectly.
We have also decided to release it at its natural cask strength, to make sure you get the full weird, funky, and tasty experience possible.
As for how this whisky came about, that is a harder story to tell.
What we know is it started with a batch of second fill 20L casks that were not developing like we had anticipated. The whisky in these casks had great structure - but had some prominent "funky" elements that are not part of our house style and not typical of our spirit.
Where these" funky" aspects came from we are less sure. Unseasonal weather through fermentation? Late cuts? Maybe some yeast baked on to the bottom of the wash still?
We don't know - but we planned to clean these elements up and smooth them out by finishing the casks in an old Bleasdale tawny cask. We anticipated that this cask would provide a rich tawny influence that would be supported by the already strong structure of the spirit. We also thought the cask would continue to clean up the funky elements and make for a big, rich, tawny cask that could be used as a building block in our Old Stables or Coachhouse releases.
What we got instead was this atypical, funky, monster whisky that will spark conversation for some and leave others speechless.
Is it weird? Most definitely.
Is it wonderful? We certainly think so, and we hope you do to.
About Tawny Squared
Aroma: Vanilla, malt and marzipan are prominent on the nose with just a hint of orange zest cutting through. This whisky benefits from a little time to air (or maybe warm up as it is -1 in Kempton at the time of writing) before opening up with mixed spices joining the vanilla malt aromas to create a “Christmas spiced biscuit” aroma.
Palate: Sweet, rich, and warming. Sweet peach and stewed stone fruit at first with plenty of buttery vanilla and biscuit spices.
Finish: A lingering orange peel and stone fruit sweetness gives way to a savoury nuttiness with white pepper and oak.
This whisky is so atypical to the Old Kempton house style, two of our tasting panel (both people who have been tasting OKD whisky since our very first casks), stated that not only would they not have picked this as an Old Kempton whisky - they also wouldn't have picked it as an Australian whisky.
We have selected this cask for our whisky club because it is so different - we always want to make sure we are bringing you different and interesting whiskies that you can't just buy off our shelf or online. This whisky fits that bill perfectly.
We have also decided to release it at its natural cask strength, to make sure you get the full weird, funky, and tasty experience possible.
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