The Gospel
The Gospel
DISTILLERY: The Gospel, Melbourne, Australia
ABV: 58.6% NCS
AGE: 3 Years
CAT: Rye Whisky
BATCH: #1
RRP: £74.95
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ABOUT THIS BOTTLING
From a distillery set in the backstreet’s of Melbourne’s eclectic Brunswick neighbourhood, A 3 Year Old Australian Rye Whiskey, that started life in a new American oak cask, as would be specified for a US rye whiskey. However, our cask has been given an Australian red wine cask finish which adds a very fruity dimension!
After a process of trial, error, discovery and experimentation, founders Ben Bowles and Andrew Fitzgerald eventually they settled on using an unmalted rye from a single farm in the Murray Mallee region which borders Victoria and South Australia.
The Melbourne distillery is now specifically set up and designed to tackle the challenges encountered in distilling Rye whisky.
Distilled from a mash bill of 51% Australian unmalted rye, and 49% malted barley, which has been cultivated and nurtured by a single farmer in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.
It’s been bottled at natural cask strength, 58.6% abv, and we’re expecting just 389 bottles to be available.
NOSE
Buttery dark rye bread, with hints of spice and light toffee, all with an underlying cherry compote note.
TASTE
More rye bread notes, with caramel vanilla, sweet allspice, clove, pepper and rich red fruit.
The finish is dry and lingering; Dried red fruit and crème caramel, with woody spices.
ABOUT THE LABEL
Our label tells the story of Gospel Distillers with a tapestry. A modern satirical version perhaps, and we’ve tried to include as many of the stories that the founders, Ben and Andrew told us about.
Our deadly animal on The Gospel label is the Australian Saltwater Crocodile, or Saltie, as it’s colloquially known. It’s one of Australia’s most dangerous animals, killing around one or two people every year on average.
