Archie Rose Trials & Exceptions #8 Good(e) Whisk(e)y 700ml

A happy accident memorialised — single malt and rye malt, vatted together by chance and released by popular demand.

• Volume: 700ml
• ABV: 46%
• Origin: Australia
• Style: Australian Malt Whisky
• Age: No age statement
• Distilled: 2016
• Release: Trials & Exceptions #8 — Limited Release

When a cellar hand accidentally vatted Archie Rose's single malt and rye malt whiskies together, the result could be labelled as neither — but it tasted so good the blend was finessed with a few more barrels of each and released in honour of the serendipitous Mr. Goode. Matured across air-dried American oak, ex-apera and ex-bourbon casks.

What it delivers

• Golden syrup and hazelnut spread over rye toast, opening into kiwi fruit, mandarin and ginger snaps
• A smooth, mouth-filling combination of sticky fruits and spices mingling with amaretto and milk chocolate
• Fruit, spice and chocolate slowly giving way to a deliciously dry hint of espresso

Why it matters

• The expressive oak of rye whisky meets the charismatic roasted-malt character of single malt in one glass
• A genuine one-off born of chance — a story as good as the whisky
• Very limited remaining allocation makes this a true catch-it-while-you-can bottling