Dan Murphy’s Australian Whisky tasting night. Of the six offerings this one was a standout for the evening which was a little bit of an erratic mix. N: thick stewed plum, allspice, toffee apple. Delicious stuff, clings to the nose and oozes flavour. P: cardamom, slight anise, caramel, muddled mint from the bottom of a mojito glass, dark rye bread and an overall feeling of a Christmas card with a fire in the hearth and mince pies fresh from the oven. F: brown sugar, orange oil?, perfumed and fragrant with some grainy flavours and silky softness. Is that a curry flavour?! All the tastings tonight were blind and at first I thought I was drinking Archie Rose Rye Malt. The cardamon and anise like flavour with christmassy undertones were standouts, the same things I love in AR. This gospel packs a punch. Well developed and flavoursome but probably not something i would call refined. For forty dollars more I’d rather have the AR, but this is another cracking Australian Rye none the less. Australia and rye, who knew?! Distiller whisky taste #70