{"product_id":"shelter-point-single-malt","title":"Shelter Point Single Malt","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatrick and the team say that sunsets and sea air are the crucial albeit unofficial ingredients in every bottle, and the personality of that statement and the region sure shine through in the dram itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShelter Point Distillery produces a small batch single malt whisky in traditional copper pot stills from two-row barley grown on the farm. Water is sourced on farm from a series of wells, and matured in a temperature controlled warehouse a few hundred yards from the ocean exclusively in first fil, single use American oak ex-bourbon casks sourced from Kentucky distilleries including Maker’s Mark, Heaven Hill \u0026amp; Buffalo Trace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as with all single malt, what makes Shelter Point unique is how all of these elements work together, from Vancouver Island’s soil for growing barley, to the farm’s water and of course the way in which the unique, maritime temperate rainforest climate influences the maturing spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a deliciously oily, full bodied malt with unmistakable marine notes and a near perfect balance of complexity and delicateness that’s got the undivided attention of the whisky world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe king of whisky gurus, Jim Murray, who of course had a hand in guiding the distillery to its success, raves about the dram in his Whisky Bible, particularly in terms of the way ‘the oils ramp up the intensity of the juicy malt to extraordinary levels’, as well as the charm and huge potential both of the wonderful people behind the whisky and the dram itself – which in his words all ‘ooze personality’. He scored it a whopping 89.5 and recommends you enjoy a dram at body temperature to get the very best from this next frontier in world whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA glowing recommendation from Jim, but it doesn’t stop there. Shelter Point Single Malt has already picked up a Gold Medal at the World Whisky Masters – one of the most distinguished blind tasting competitions of its kind. With all eyes on Shelter Point from the international trade, their success is only just starting to sink in for the ever-humble Canadian:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Early on we would test the whisky amongst ourselves and we would all nod. Then professional tasters seemed to like it, which was good. And then when the unsolicited good reviews started coming in, we were even more confident. But this (Gold at the Spirits Masters)… this is the icing on the cake and justification for many years of hard work.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp until now Shelter Point has only been generally available in Canada, with only a couple of bottles sent to boutique stores in Japan and China. The Whisky Club has an International Exclusive on this first significant shipment outside of Canada which means that as a member, you’ll be one of the first people outside of Canada to try it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe’re incredibly privileged to encounter this remarkable little distillery just as it’s on the brink of international stardom and years from now we’ll all be able to sit back and remember when we first had Shelter Point, long before it was truly famous.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shelter Point Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489905659983,"sku":"WC0070","price":125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/1185\/7487\/files\/shelter_point_single_malt.png?v=1787700919","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.com.au\/products\/shelter-point-single-malt","provider":"The Whisky Club AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}