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The Macca Mash Tun crew. Photo: Rich Youd
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Today we hosted the Macca Mash Tun 2015, for World Whisky Day 2015. The Mash Tun was highlighted on the World Whiskey Day website
as being the most isolated event for 2015.
“Our most isolated event on the sub-Antarctic Tasmanian
territory Macquarie Island (1,000 miles southwest of Tasmania and 2,300 miles
north of Antarctica), where the winter population of 13 were set
to celebrate in style at their Macca Mash Tun event” – World Whiskey Day
website.
Generous expeditioners put forward their finest drops, and a
world class selection was assembled. Ten different malts were selected for
tasting to represent a diverse range of geography and flavour. Drams of uisce beatha (“water of life”), were
prepared and sampled whist we shared the distillery history and tasting notes
for each drop.
Whilst the furious Macca winds raged outside, we sat around
our imaginary fireplace over 4 hours sharing the intrigue of picking out the
notes and bouquets identified by the tasting notes. Mangoes, vanilla, peat, fruits, cinnamon and
other spices danced from the glasses to our discerning noses. Tastings were followed promptly by judgement,
with different preferences dividing the opinion of the discerning tasters.
Wonderful whisky tales were shared. Most bottles came
compete with a story of how they came to be judged worthy of being selected to
make the trip to Macca. Other bottles were presented with fond memories of
visits to distilleries, or significant occasions. The most isolated whisky tasting event on the globe was
rounded out, representing Tasmania, with a fine single malt
from Nant Distillery, The Old Mill Reserve – a cask strength offering created from
selected barrels of American Oak ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks.
Our Tasting List:
Nant Distillery The Old Mill Reserve
The Balvenie Double Wood 12yo
Glenmorangie The Original 10yo
Talisker 10yo
Bushmills Irish Whiskey 10yo
Bowmore Legend 
Laphroaig PX Cask
Lagavulin 16yo
The Glenrothes Select Reserve
Drambuie Whisky Liqueur
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