Lark Head Distiller's Release Second Edition
The ultimate whisky experience; a tailor-made single malt from Australia’s founding distillery for Australia’s biggest Whisky Club. Crisp, creamy, mouth-wateringly fruity, and expertly weighted - it’s the Lark Head Distiller’s Release 2nd Edition, Finished in Sparkling Wine Casks.
AustraliaColour Autumn vine leaves
Nose An explosion of white fruit and vanilla; peach, pear, apple and grape, fading into barley fields and earth
Palate Creamy, mouth-wateringly fruity and expertly weighted with viscous layers of grape, peach and apple, while delicate notes of orange oil and butterscotch make way for vibrant citrus and toasted oak notes
Finish Long, almost bubbly and effervescent, with hints of buttery caramel and spiced fruit.
Food Match Fresh Tassie oysters, natural.
Overview
After whetting your appetite with our exclusive Port and Sherry cask matured masterpiece from Lark last month, now’s time for the big show. The Godfather of Aussie whisky, Bill Lark and Lark Head Distiller Chris Thomson have one more surprise for the Club - the Head Distiller’s Release Second Edition, Finished in Sparkling Wine Casks.
Crisp, creamy and mouth-wateringly fruity, Chris has perfected an extremely rare cask finish, expertly matching Lark’s deliciously thick, sweet spirit with the fresh, dry, fruitiness of Tasmania’s finest sparkling wines. This will undoubtedly become our Members’ whisky of the year.
Perfectly weighted at 48%ABV it’s an explosion of white fruit and vanilla on the Nose, toasted oak and viscous layers of grape, peach and apple on the Palate, and Finishing long, almost bubbly and effervescent, with hints of buttery caramel and spiced fruit.
Unquestionably the ultimate whisky experience; a tailor-made single malt from Australia’s founding distillery for Australia’s biggest Whisky Club, and only the third ever sparkling wine or Champagne cask finish in whisky history.
Once again, thanks to the unrivalled buying power of Australia’s biggest Whisky Club it’s coming to you at the very special Member price of just $135, absolutely incredible value for Lark, or indeed any limited-edition Tasmanian single malt!
We anticipate to have a small amount of stock available for new Members, so please join free now to be first in line pending availability.
THE SPECS
Price: $135.00
Age: No Age Statement
ABV: 48%
Maturation: Matured in 100L first-fill ex-Sherry and ex-Port Tasmanian quarter casks and finished in ex-Tasmanian sparkling wine casks. Bottle size: 500ml
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Lark's History
The story of Lark Distillery is, in essence, so much more than that of just the distillery itself – it forms the genesis of the modern Australian whisky industry as we know it.
Distillery Facts
Region: Tasmania
Origin: 40 Denholms Rd, Cambridge TAS 7170
Founded: 1992
Water Source: Meadowbank Dam
Washbacks: 23 x 2000L stainless steel
Stills: 4, 2 wash and 2 spirit
Capacity: 150,000 litres per annum
Ready to enjoy a world-class whisky collection?
Your free Club Membership gives access to exclusive single malt from Scotland, Australia and the world’s best distilleries. Enjoy the unrivalled buying power of Australia's biggest whisky club.