78 Degrees Muscat Finish Australian Whiskey

78 Degrees Muscat Finish Whiskey is an Australian whiskey from 78 Degrees Distillery in South Australia, bottled at 44% ABV in a 700ml bottle. The base spirit is the distillery's own Australian Whiskey, made from local single-paddock unmalted barley together with 11 speciality malts, a recipe the producer says is meant to define a home-grown style rather than copy others. For this release the whiskey is filled into casks that previously held Muscat, the sweet fortified wine associated with Rutherglen in Victoria; the distillery sources them from South Australian wineries and notes that they held Muscat for 20 years. The finish layers stewed-fruit character over the biscuit and chocolate notes of the grain and adds a silky texture. It took silver at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Tasting Notes: Stewed fruit and fortified-wine richness over biscuit, bright grain and chocolate, with a silky texture.

Serve: Neat or with a little water.