Belgrove Hopped Malt Whisky 500mL (61.7%)

A limited, unusual release from Tasmania’s Belgove distillery – a hopped malt expression from the usually rye-focused site.

Floral and fruity on the nose, you need to approach this with an open mind as it doesn’t have the same rye spice that usually comes out of a Belgrove-shaped bottle.

Hops are notoriously challenging through distillation, but Peter Bignell has managed them expertly here. There’s minimal bitterness that you’d expect, the hops instead coming across as that floral element amongst the fruit.