The Single Malt Whisky is the flagship product of the Lark Distillery. It is matured for a around three to five years in smaller barrels which give a faster rate of evaporative losses and shorter maturation period than the larger barrels used in Scotland
Single Malt Single Cask Whisky
Lark Single Malt Whisky is the flagship product of the Lark Distillery. First produced in small quantities in 1992, Lark Distillery now has sufficient quantities to support high quality local and export markets.
It is distilled from Tasmanian (Franklin) barley, malted at the Cascade Brewery. The whisky is lightly peated (approximately 50% of the malt is peated) and resembles in flavour a Scottish Speyside or Highland whisky.
The whisky is double distilled in locally crafted potted stills and it is only the “honey sweet” HEART of the run which we keep for barrelling in 100 litre oak casks. It is matured up to eight years in the smaller barrels which have a much larger surface area-to-volume of liquid. This allows a faster rate of evaporative losses and a considerably shorter maturation period than that required with the larger barrels used in Scotland.
Colour:
Varies due to single
cask bottling from pale straw to golden honey rich.
Nose:
Malty, lightly peated,
peppery spices dig into the oily malt.
Taste:
Massively malty, clean
and fruity with a powdery oak offering further complexity, oily
and fat.
Finish:
Beautifully spiced and
delicate with fluttering malty tones caressing the palate
Balance:
This is a lovely whisky, superbly made,
and offering both guile and charisma.
