Granddad Jack’s will release its first-ever whiskies – both bourbon-style and single-malt varieties – this Saturday June 22. This highly anticipated release is a celebration of the 100th birthday of the Granddad Jack’s namesake – the great grandfather of distillery co-founder Luke Ridden, who loved a ‘neat’ single malt in his time. So, are you wondering why it’s called It’s Not Whiskey? Well, Luke has explained to us that for a spirit to be called a ‘whiskey’ or ‘whisky’ in Australia, it needs to be aged in a wooden barrel for a minimum of two years.
So, this new release is essentially a product of new-age thinking, where the Granddad Jack’s team have achieved top-notch whiskies in around 10 months with the use of smaller, 20-litre craft barrels, which are carefully nurtured to perfect the age. While this new Miami-made expression is created in the same way that great whiskies are made, the law forbids Granddad Jack’s to call it that – so, they ran with It’s Not Whiskey. There will be just 41 bottles of single malt and 50 of the bourbon-style whiskey dropping to the public – so, if you’re keen to get your own bottles of what are the first Gold Coast-made whiskies, then you’ll want to be part of the exclusive pre-release tasting event this Saturday June 22 at the Miami distillery. You can RSVP via this link.
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