The natural sweetness of these casks complements the savoury charisma of the spirit, revealing fresh herbs, shortbread biscuits, raisins, toffee and dark chocolate on the nose. Meanwhile, the palate is luscious with well-integrated flavours of sticky date pudding and amaretto with a final note of espresso.

This whisky is the result of a happy accident that saw us fill 100 and 200 litre Australian Apera casks with Rye Malt Whisky instead of Single Malt Whisky to create an unexpected but exceptional series of small-batch releases. This combination of Rye Malt Whisky and Apera cask maturation reveals flavours of hazelnut cream, figs, crème brûlée and raisins.

Reinforcing our commitment to Australian grains and local terroir this whisky revisits the flavours of the NSW malt showcased in our first trials and exceptions release, Sandigo Heritage Rye Malt Whisky. It offers bold spice notes including ginger and licroice with a finish of creme brulee.

Harvest Whisky 2019 showcases ancient varieties of unirrigated barley and heirloom rye grown in challenging drought-stricken conditions by the Whytcross family in Barrellan, NSW. Semi-wild fermentation lends this intriguing whisky lifted aromatics of candied orange and peaches, finishing with toasted rye, roasted almonds and mandarin on the palate.

Accident is said to be the greatest of all inventors. When Cellar Hand Mr Goode mistakenly vatted Archie Rose Rye Malt and Single Malt Whiskies together, we happily found that to be true. This marriage of malts is therefore proof that serendipity can make Good(e) Whisk(e)y.