Spring Bay Distillery, ‘The Rheban’ Burban Cask
One made by the small Spring Bay Distillery. The bottle was named after the 1500-acre sheep farm station south of the distillery in Tasmania. Rheban has views overlooking Marias Island and a beach with the same name. I won’t even attempt to talk about the nose, palate and finish – I’m no expert on tasting whisky. All I can say is it tastes good.
At the time of writing, there were 13 bottles left. Perhaps some of you will be the lucky ones to try this liquid gold.
7k Distillery, Raspberry Gin
Oh boy, when I had a try of 7k Distilleries’ raspberry gin, I wasn’t sure I’d ever tasted another one quite like it. You’re not really looking at tasting botanicals here, it’s all in for the raspberry. Best had as a G&T.
Deadman’s Point Spirits, Sloe Gin
I was introduced to Sloe Gin recently, at Gin-uary Hobart Festival in 2024 to be precise. During the event, I managed to taste the majority of sloe gins with two friends who also attended the event.
It didn’t take long to agree on a winner.
Deadman’s Point has outdone themselves here.
Would I go to the cellar door? Perhaps. Given they do sloe gin so well, it may be worth trying the rest of their collection. Otherwise, grab a bottle where you can and savour every sip.
Plan B – Virtual Tasting
A virtual Tasting? Had me intrigued too when I first heard about it. Plan B Distillery was once a next-door neighbour of a friend of mine, and during COVID, decided to offer virtual tastings by sending out a pack of gins and mixers which are then experienced together in a Zoom call on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Even after a visit to Tasmania comes to an end, its a gift that keeps on giving with unique experiences like this.
Check out Plan B’s virtual tasting here.