Editor’s Note: We received a review sample of this whisky from the brand. However, in accordance with our editorial policies, this has not influenced the outcome of our review in any way.
Rare Hare Spirits is in the business of seeking out rare and unique whiskies from around the world to sell under their brand. A partnership between “Playboy Spirits” and Spirits Investment Partners, the latter of which was created by Marc Bushala, Co-Founder and former CEO of Angel’s Envy Bourbon, Co-Founder of Heaven’s Door Spirits with Bob Dylan, and CEO of Kentucky Gold Distilling, the venture to date has released three offerings: a 17 year Kentucky bourbon finished in XXO Cognac casks, a 60 year Cognac, and a 30 year Canadian whisky finished in Pineau Des Charentes casks.
More recently, Rare Hare has ventured to the Land Down Under, Australia, for its latest premium whisky offering.
What’s in the bottle
The whisky being reviewed here, Rare Hare The Tempest, heralds from Australia’s famed Tasmania whisky-making region. Known for hosting only a handful of craft producers scattered across the island that is Tasmania, Rare Hare ended up partnering with Hellyers Road Distillery, one of Australia’s oldest distilleries, for this release, a 20-year-old Australian single malt first aged for seventeen years in standard-size bourbon casks, and then aged for another three years in port casks.
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Hellyers Road, Tasmania’s first single malt producer after that region’s version of Prohibition, employs a centuries-old pot still distillation process that spans three days, followed by a secondary slow still distillation. The water source used in the production process is described as “akin to soft rainwater, a unique characteristic not found in other regions producing single-malt whiskies.” The malt and barley used to create this small batch whisky are locally sourced and said to benefit from the rich soil and unique Tasmanian climate.
“It’s not often you get to experience the first run of something this unique and exceptional,” said Alex Moore, Master Blender for Rare Hare Spirits, when this whisky was released. “Tempest is a celebration of the Tasmanian terroir. It should be on the bucket list of any serious whiskey collector.”
Tempest, named as a nod to “Shakespeare’s tale of nature’s power and deliverance,” is bottled at 84 proof and priced at $999.
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