{"product_id":"lakes-the-chocolatier-limited-edition-reserve-a-bottle","title":"The Lakes: The Chocolatier Limited Edition - Last Bottles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best things in life don’t last forever, as 6,000 Members who missed out on extra Lakes bottle last time know all too well. Sarah Burgess – ex-Macallan Lead Whiskymaker and all-round legend – has created her last ever Lakes edition. It’s truly the end of an era, and overseas collectors recognise it, because they’re already paying more than twice what Club Members did to secure their bottles of The Chocolatier at auction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo The Whisky Club is releasing the last archive bottles of this one-off limited edition to Members only, at the original price of $140, because we know how crazy demand for Lakes single malts can get.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Lakes won World’s Best Single Malt in 2022, collectors the world over rushed to get their rich, insanely moreish whiskies onto their shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years ago, Club Members got their hands on an exclusive Lakes Voyage edition for $130, and we watched in awe as that soon skyrocketed to upwards of £1,100 (that’s $2,100+ AUD!) on the secondary market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Lakes is back, with its latest in the world’s most collectable distillery series: an ode to the aromas and flavours of gourmet chocolate. When Sarah showed us this last hurrah during our visit to Lakes in 2024, we couldn’t resist. And Members, when you taste this one, we daresay neither will you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lakes: The Chocolatier Limited Edition has already taken out Gold at the latest World Whiskies Awards. Driven by European and American oak Sherry casks, Lakes’ distinct process of layering flavour through élevage (a fancy process where you move whiskies between different casks regularly while they’re maturing) weaves a tapestry of decadence without it ever being cloying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis single malt is an indulgent feast of spiced hot chocolate, perfected at 51% ABV, with white peach, milk chocolate-coated sultanas and brandy snaps. All that chocolate-y goodness is kept intact thanks to no chill filtration or added colour in the bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe’re releasing the final archive bottles exclusively to Club Members in Australia on June 21st, limited to one bottle per Member – reserve yours now, while stocks last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is why you Whisky Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot a Club Member? Join Free Today to join Australia’s biggest whisky community, and access some of the best whiskies in the world!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Lakes Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490094403663,"sku":"WC0562-reserve-bottle","price":140.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/lakeschocolatier_pdp_main-medal-3.png?v=1787702105","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/lakes-the-chocolatier-limited-edition-reserve-a-bottle","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}