LuxeBook May 2022

series of Single Pot Still, with limited edition bottling. Crafted with 50% malted barley and 50% unmalted barley, the special release is bottled at 50% abv. Banana bread and ginger spices dance on the palate with a velvety cream soda coating the mouth. 17-World’s Best Rye Millstone 100 Rye Whisky Dutch distiller Zuidam’s Millstone’s 100 Rye Whisky is made from 100% rye grain. Distilled in small copper pot stills and aged for a little over 8 years in new American oak barrels, and then bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV). Caramel in colour, it is very intensely flavoured. Honey, pepper and cinnamon and fresh rye bread are the dominant characteristics on the finish. 18-World’s Best Single Cask Single Grain Whipper Snapper Australian Wheat Whisky Australia’s first wheat whisky, this wheat is silky soft with honey rich characteristics. Aged for 4 years in Virgin American White Oak barrels, flavours of vanilla, maple syrup and caramel come together across oak and grain. 19-World’s Best Grain Award Whistler Mosaic Marsala Cask A premium, small batch single grain whiskey from Ireland, it is initially matured in ex-bourbon casks before being finished in exquisite Sicilian Marsala casks. This makes the whiskey extremely well balanced, with delicious bursts of fruit on the nose and palate. 20-World’s Best Corn Ironroot Republic Icarus Texas-based distiller Ironroot Republic takes its Hubris 100% corn whiskey and finishes it for an additional year in port and peated single malt casks. It tastes divine when blended. Brand tasting notes describe it as having flavours of sweet port that builds into an oily richness from the corn whiskey that eventually fades with iodine, salt, and smoke. 21-World’s Best New Make & Young Spirit Macaloney’s Seaweed-Peated Clearach Canada’s first-ever seaweed peated whisky — Macaloney’s Seaweed-Peated Clearach is a partnership between the Victoria Caledonian Distillery and Cascadia Seaweed. The flavour profile replicates the essence of the ocean. 22-World’s Best Flavoured Whiskey Smith Blood Orange Golden amber in colour, Whiskey Smith’s Blood Orange is bright, yet zesty and juicy. Blood Orange’s dual personality blends effortlessly with the warm vanilla and spice undertones found in the best American whiskey. 23-World’s Best Single Barrel Bourbon Blanton’s, The Original Being the first bourbon to be bottled from a single barrel back in 1984, Blanton’s, The Original revolutionised American whiskey. It is sweet, with fruity notes. 19 24-World’s Best Tennessee Jack Daniel’s, 10 Years Old It is the first 10 year aged-stated whiskey in more than 100 years. The extreme weather variation at different locations along with longevity in the oak barrels makes it unique. 25-World’s Best Design Spirit Thief Distilling Co., Limited Edition Set This limited-edition series is one of the world’s rarest red wine matured whiskies. Presented in a limited edition wooden three-pack presentation box, uniquely numbered, and beautifully crafted in the Barossa Valley, it adds to the aura of the exceptional release. Whistler Mosaic Marsala Cask Macaloney’s Seaweed- Peated Clearach Blanton’s, The Original Whiskey Smith Blood Orange Jack Daniel’s, 10 Years Old Ironroot Republic Icarus Spirit Thief Distilling Co., Limited Edition Set 30| L U X E B O O K | M AY 2 0 2 2 M AY 2 0 2 2 | L U X E B O O K | 31