{"product_id":"morris-double-port-barrel","title":"Morris Double Port Barrel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsk a Member about the Inaugural Port Barrel we launched last year, and they’ll tell you how delicious it was. Ask a judge at one of the world’s most prestigious spirits competitions and they’ll tell you the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreated exclusively for the Club last year, the Inaugural Port Barrel was an instant favourite. And it scored a whopping 98\/100 at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut we were already working with Aussie whisky superstars Morris on the ultimate task: how to make incredible even better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe asked them to take their chewy, decadent port-matured single malt and give it an extra luxurious maturation in hand-selected, prize-winning Grand Tawny Port Barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso one of the oldest and most awarded wineries in Australia, Morris is renowned for making world-class fortified wines ­— they’ve taken almost every global accolade out there. So, they have access to a library of exceptional barrels for maturing whisky at their disposal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We put our already rich Port-matured spirit back into barrel for over a year,” says Head Distiller Darren Peck. “It’s picked up a freshness and a layered effect of the different Ports… it’s more complex, more luxurious.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd at a Goldilocks ABV of 48.8%, it’s dripping with the most decedent \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eforest fruits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eblackberry pie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eark fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e and nut chocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePort-soaked oak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewarming spices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. This sinfully rich whisky was made for savouring by an open fire, taking in delicate layers of Port richness as they unfurl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was only the third limited edition Morris has released. Previous limited editions have retailed for $189. Club Members received Morris Double Port, Created Exclusively for The Whisky Club for just $135 — incredible value for this limited-edition Aussie whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot yet a part of Australia’s biggest whisky community? Sign Up is free, \u003ca title=\"join now\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejoin now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e so you don’t miss out on exclusives like this.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morris Whisky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46490033553487,"sku":"WC0414","price":135.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/morrisdoubleport_pdp_main.png?v=1787701727","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/morris-double-port-barrel","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}