.heartwood - release the beast

65.4% abv, €250?, single malt, non-chill filtered, natural colour

Nose: gingerbread, heavy, sweet, red wine, sherry, floral, rose-bushes, slight fwp, spicy, pepper, honey, wood, smoke, nuts, hazelnuts
Palate: fat, creamy, sweet, vanilla, liquorice, spices, cinnamon, ginger, jalapeño peppers, sherry, dried fruits, sultanas, plums
Finish: wood, long, dried fruits, slight wood tannins, black tea
Mark: ++++/+

Conclusion: I would love a bottle of this Tasmanian whisky in my collection. I am really afraid it has become really hard to get, and if it is available somewhere, it will be out of my price-range.
Wonderful.

More info: Distilled in November 2004 and June 2005, both matured in ex-Port barrels, married in ex-Australian Sherry cask #LD549, bottled in August 2012 into 259 bottles.

Last dram of the #FestiveDrams twitter tasting, a clear winner.