42% ABV

500ml

Bottled on 3 September 2014, this is now an incredibly rare one barrel first release. As stated on the label, as signed by the distiller, Peter Bignell, the rye is peat smoked, brewed and distilled, at the distillery. Now of historic proportions, an increasingly scarce example of the original peated version of the celebrated Belgrove rye whisky.

This is what Peter Bignell had to say when it first appeared:  "I love peated whiskies and I hadn't heard of any peated rye so I decided to make a barrel of it to see how it turned out. I dug some peat from the Central Highlands (Brown Marsh Bog) dried it then burnt it in my malting drum enclosure. The smoke infused into the wet grain and then the heat eventually dried it out. Only 20% of the grain was peat smoked, but it was heavily peated. (no idea of the ppm) The malt was then processed in the usual way by adding 80% unmalted rye grist to the mash. I will have to find a spare day very soon to go and dig some more peat to make a few more barrels. Then 3 years away there might be some more peated rye."

Tasting Notes

Bright straw gold. Initial inhalations reveal powerful scents of sour dough rye followed by cough lozenge. Shifts towards grain store, haystack and chicken shed in a fascinating farmyard twist. Middle-weighted, cough lozenge, granita biscuit and dried grass profile followed by a peppery surge. Dries with light rye bread and dilute vanilla flavours. Less peaty than the nose advertises. Idiosyncratic and unique. (Nick’s Wines)

This product is located in Australia.