Raun Kupiec

8.9

Day 5 of the 2025 Whisky Advent calendar, clearly following the 2022 selection. Really like this. Dense, rich, toasty vanilla and caramel notes. Spicy too, and maybe a hint of fruit from the wine barrels? But straightforward in those flavors. — 7 months ago

Raun Kupiec

9.0

2023 Whisky Advent Calendar, Day 3: Smells a bit like an oatmeal cookie or a blondie, then very honeyed and creamy flavours. Toffee-ish into a nutty finish. — 3 years ago

Vanessa

9.0

Happy National Red Wine Day!! 🙌🙌

We’re excited to celebrate with this Columbia Valley Syrah blend from the family-owned L’Ecole No. 41 winery in Washington State. 🇺🇸 @lecole41

Washington State is an important region for Syrah within the United States; however, this grape variety finds its true home in northern Rhône Valley, France. 🇫🇷

Syrah can fare well in warmer (e.g., Hunter Valley or Barossa Valley, Australia) and/or cooler (e.g., northern Rhône) climates. The climate has a pretty big impact on the style and expression of the resulting wine. Try tasting a Barossa Valley Shiraz next to a Syrah from Cornas, Rhône Valley and you may see (and taste) what I mean. 🤔 🧐 😆

The Columbia Valley region benefits from what’s called a “rain shadow” effect thanks to its location to the east of the Cascade mountains. 🏔 🏔The Cascades shield the region from the wet, intense weather coming in from the coast. As a result, the climate is warmer, drier, and sunnier, which supports the ripening process and stresses the vines, enhancing concentration of the fruit. 👍👍

This wine is a blend of 77% Syrah, 21% Grenache, and 2% Mourvedre varieties hailing from the vineyards of Candy Mountain, Stone Tree, Estate Seven Hills, Bacchus, and Summitville. It was fermented in stainless steel and was then racked in small, mostly neutral oak barrels over the course of 18 months.🍷🍷🍷

This wine is medium purple with heavy tearing; it’s full-bodied and jam-packed with ripe blueberry, black cherry, blackberry, and black currant notes, also black pepper, licorice, and leather. 💕💕We’re pairing it, initially, with a bite of Gruyère, Manchego, and fig, followed by grilled brats, portabellas, and zucchinis. It stands up well to the intensity of flavors. — 5 years ago

with Deked1

Matthew Batt

9.5

Exceptional! Impressive orange citrus overtones, quite unlike any other gin previously tasted. Can't wait to sample Four Pillars' other offerings ... and to think, their distillery is just a short drive away! — 10 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.5

Botanicals so good, it would be a crime to drink with anything but ice. — 10 years ago

Maxence Guilluy

9.5

Lime, fresh, light, wine aromas
Amber color
Very imprest!! — 11 years ago

Mandi Speidel

City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company

9.1

Soho Sunday’s with Mig — 7 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

A great tipple through the cold months of winter. Living proof that unlike wine, you can make good whisky just about anywhere as long as you have a pristine water supply, a good supply of quality barley and in this case Australian peat. In this case Albany in Western Australia. This is a smoke-infused single malt showing wonderful smoky charry, spicy complexity. So good I am going to order another bottle. — 2 years ago

Stuart Kennett

9.2

Floral WA Cabernet blend. Medium bodied, violets on the nose, forest berries. Perfectly balanced. Lithe on the tongue, still well fruit forward and should develop well over the years. — 5 years ago

Eleanor Gee

10

Delicious and best at price point — 9 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.8

My first (and only in the UK market). Stunning. Australian, apera cast. Colour & flavour intensity is insane for 3yrs old.
If you enjoy high end Speyside or Japanese whisky as I do....find this. Very special. Fantastic in an old fashioned — 10 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.7

Perfectly balanced sweet/savoury
These guys just took home a Bronze, Silver & Gold at the 2016 SF World Spirit awards.
With a botanical list to match any other including cinnamon myrtle and bush tomato plus local roasted coffee beans and vanilla.
Find this, enjoy this and support the boys at Adelaide Hills Distillery. — 10 years ago

with Shane

David Monaghan

9.0

This reminds me of my youth. Great body, full of flavour, enjoyable, desirable, killer looks and popular with the Baroness... I had given up on the Aussies but this brings them back into the wine cellar... Bacchus pack up the boat we are heading to Adelaide to try out some more.... Great with any beef dish — 11 years ago

with Baroness

Bob McDonald

9.5

I bought this at a large bottle shop in the Ginza in Tokyo in mid February, which specialised in Japanese Whisky. Quite expensive at $450 AUD but certainly of high quality. I was looking for something I thought would not be available in Australia but it turns out it is available for the same money!! A note of orange peel. The 55% ABV is a trifle hot but not overly so. The impact of the peat is not as pronounced as western isles heroes like Lagavulin and Laphroig. Smoky as expected and thoroughly satisfying. Had the last nip a few days ago. — a year ago

Norman

9.4

Nice finish and not over powering. Surprised this one was so delightful - not sure why, just wasn’t what I thought it would be and for the better! — 3 years ago

David Monaghan

9.7

Oh god... this has it all, Mono happy, Baroness happy and new to the Bacchus family.. this is the furthest thing from la la land.. this is liquid heaven, this is liquid joy.. this is the vino we will consume when we meet my dear Bacchus.. please rename it MONO HEAVEN — 8 years ago

with Baroness

October Cleveland

9.3

Impressive Japanese-vibed light honey and straw. Pretty exciting from an Australian producer — 9 years ago

Colin Wan

10

Great Australian Whisky with 61% alcohol. Smooth and a little touch of lime flavour in it. It is not strong to get in at all. — 10 years ago

October Cleveland

9.0

Comes alive with a splash of water.👌 — 10 years ago

with Vanessa

Jacqueline Smith

9.0

Lovely finish — 11 years ago