What’s up and coming with whiskey?
When thinking of whisky, many would automatically think of deep, dark and cold Scottish lochs filled with mythical creatures from the Jurassic.
Others would think of the wind-battered and dramatic cliffs of Ireland.
Deeply embedded in their minds eye, people in this whisky cliché are all red-haired, wearing checkered kilts (and nothing else?), singing Gaelic songs with the usual bagpipe melody in the background and pouring multiple drams to share, cheer and warm themselves up.
This dusty picture of whisky is finally coming to an end.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes modern, unconventional and trendy new whiskey brands are being produced far from the original British peaty shores and instead in the sunny lands of Australia and the United States.
To celebrate Whisky Day, we want to focus on those brands making it their mission to rethink Whiskey, paying only respect to what matters most: the satisfaction of drinkers.
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award-winning whiskies with a signature Australian twist
Sacha La Forgia is the man with the Midas touch.
After becoming an Icon of Gin in 2020 , we have a feeling he could become an Icon of Whisky in 2021 (you read it here first !!)
While effortlessly mastering (or so it seems!) a completely different category of spirit, the Serial Craft Distillers remain true to their ethos: producing exceptional spirits with a signature Australian twist by using local botanicals in all their products.
Below are their first two whiskeys, released in 2020 and 2021, and already racking up the most prestigious of awards!
/Native Grain Whiskey/
This whiskey is a tribute to its local terroir as it uses Australian weeping grass.
Weeping grass is native to Australia and produces a plump grain similar to rice, but when distilled it produces a really beautiful cereal, with brown rice-like characters, hints of apricot kernel and toasted chocolate.
The Native Grain Project is the only whisky in the world that is made of Australian cereal grains.
The releases are the result of years of experimenting with introducing Australian Native Produce into the mash.
To date Sacha has experimented with Wattleseed, Kangaroo Grass, Spinifex and Salt Bush Seed to name a few.
The results are outstanding, and you can really taste the land from where it comes.
/Australian Whiskey (NEW)/
The latest release from the distillery Down Under, is a whiskey that looks to break the traditional boundaries of what we know whiskey to be, creating something uniquely Australian in style & flavour.
Using local barley the ultimate goal was to create something uniquely Australian.
For more information about Adelaide Hills Distillery in China, get in touch at info@nimbilityasia.com
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the tongue-in-cheek premium whiskey giving its letters of nobility to American Rye
Stolen X is a premium American Ry Whiskey made with organic raw honey and orange peel.
It has a kick yet is incredibly smooth and silky, making it a dangerously good whiskey to sip over ice.
Highly successful from the moment it lands in a new market, the Stolen X wave is organically cultivating an ever-growing cult of aficionados.
Authentically digital, inclusive, modern and disruptive, the brand has everything to bring whiskey to the 21st century, and seduce young consumers for both its content and form.
Successfully launching in the US in 2019, Stolen X, a flavored American whiskey that has been released to capitalize on the accelerating growth of the Premium Whiskey Category.
Based on a pre-prohibition spirit known as “Rock & Rye,” Stolen X is made with premium aged American rye whiskey, and then blended with organic raw honey and orange peel.
The aged rye whiskey and all-natural ingredients create a smooth and perfectly balanced flavour profile which resembles one of consumers’ favourite cocktails – an Old Fashioned.
Stolen X is perfect as a shot or can be enjoyed over ice.
For more information about Stolen X in China, get in touch at info@nimbilityasia.com
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the handcrafted American Whiskeys and Ultra-Premium Limited Releases
Another advocate of American Rye Whiskey, Heaven’s Door is an award-winning collection of super-premium handcrafted American whiskies, developed in partnership with acclaimed American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
The perfect blend of Art and Craft, each bottle of Heaven’s Door showcases Dylan’s distinctive welded Iron Gates that he created in his studio, Black Buffalo Ironworks.
The inaugural trilogy of Heaven’s Door whiskies consists of.
/Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey/
Aged for a minimum of 6 years, is exceptional by all measures: smooth and lasting with notes of baking spices and vanilla layered over a bed of toasted oak. 92% proof, 46% alc/vol.
Winner of a gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2018, 96 Points in the Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2018。
/Double Barrel Whiskey/
Comprised of a unique blend of three different whiskies, our double barrel finishing process utilizes hand toasted, new American oak barrels for secondary ageing worthy of another year’s wait.
Double Barrel’s higher proof balances perfectly with the complexity of its flavor and notes of caramel, oak, citrus and spice. 100% proof, 50% alc/vol.
Winner of San Francisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold 2018 and Whisky of the Year at London Spirits Competition.
/Straight Rye Whiskey/
Breaking with tradition this Straight Rye Whisky is finished in toasted oak cigar barrels, air-dried in the low lying mountain region of Vosges, France.
This proprietary finishing results in a smoother, more approachable rye, with notes of orange peel, coriander and spice. 92% proof, 46% alc/vol.
Winner of San Francisco World Spirits Competition Gold 2018 and New York International Spirits Competition Gold 2018.
In addition, “The Bootleg Series” invites people to experience the art of craft whiskey on a new level featuring rare and unreleased whiskies, including special blends, barrel finishes and rare stocks.
Each offering in the series features one of Dylan’s paintings on a hand-made ceramic bottle.
Some art is enduring and some is ephemeral. Each of the Bootleg Series will be available in very limited quantities and when they are gone, they’re gone.
The Bootleg Series will be a must-have for any serious whiskey collector or Dylan aficionado.
For more information about Heaven’s Door in China, get in touch at info@nimbilityasia.com.