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Fleurieu Distillery Albatross Whisky SA 46% 700ml

Fleurieu Distillery Albatross Whisky SA 46% 700ml
Fleurieu Distillery Albatross Whisky SA 46% 700ml
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Fleurieu Distillery Albatross Whisky SA 46% 700ml

SKU: FLDIALWH10 UCAU
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A maritime-influenced single malt with soft smoke, salted caramel, and malty richness.

Fleurieu Distillery is based on the South Coast of SA, known for bold, expressive malts.

Multiple award-winner, including Australian Whisky Awards recognition.

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Fleurieu Distillery Albatross Whisky SA 46% 700ml

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Tasting Notes

Genre: Sea-Soaked Reverie - Salt, Smoke, and Stillness

 

Named after the windbound wanderer of southern skies, Albatross is Fleurieu's ode to the maritime malt - one that floats between storm and stillness. Matured by the sea, it carries coastal DNA: salt, seaweed, woodsmoke, and a hush of malted grain on a cold wind.

 

The nose evokes a windswept jetty at dusk: briny peat, kelp, charred oak, lemon oil, and damp wool. Behind the storm - baked pear, vanilla, and a ghost of spent fireside logs.

 

On the palate: soft coastal peat up front, followed by malt biscuit, salt-sprayed toffee, and roasted nuts. Oak structure runs clean - slightly tannic, drying, but never sharp. Smoke moves in curls, not waves.

 

Mid-palate: ginger spice, salted almond, dried citrus peel. The texture is waxy, the mood introspective.

 

Finish: long and mineral. Ash, salt, and sweet grain fade like fog retreating at sunrise. A maritime malt with the soul of a traveler.

Distillation & Provenance

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Distillation

Fleurieu Albatross is the distillery's core continuous-release single malt, named for the wandering storm birds of the Southern Ocean — a tribute to the maritime environment of the Goolwa Wharf Precinct. The whisky is produced from malted barley in copper pot stills at the Fleurieu Distillery, then matured in a combination of first-fill American white oak ex-bourbon barrels and Tawny port barriques. The American oak contributes vanilla and maple-oak sweetness, while the Tawny port barriques add dried fruit, spice, and richness. The salt-laden Southern Ocean air in the maturation environment lends a subtle coastal signature. Bottled at 46% ABV.

Provenance

Fleurieu Distillery was established in 2013 by Gareth and Angela Andrews in Goolwa, on the Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia — on the Goolwa Wharf Precinct, where the Murray River meets the Southern Ocean. The Andrews had previously founded the Steam Exchange Brewery on the same site in 2004, before pivoting to single malt whisky production. The distillery's maritime location — exposed to the salt air and humidity of the Southern Ocean — plays a significant role in the maturation character of Fleurieu's whiskies, which are typically rich, fruit-driven, and influenced by the southern coastal environment.

About this Spirits

South Australia

If you like Australian wine, then you probably like South Australia wine. The rich reds produced there put Australia on the wine-making map of the world. With over 40% of the countries vineyards, South Australia can rightfully call itself the wine state.

Wines are produced in several regions throughout the state, though many are naturally grouped together, like Barossa and Eden Valleys, only 15 minutes apart. They include such regions as Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Coonawarra, Adelaide Hills, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, The Limestone Coast, McLaren Vale and Wrattonbully to name but a few!

Barossa Valley boasts some of the oldest vines in Australia dating back to 1843 and produces some of the world's finest Shiraz, whilst the 'terra rossa' soils of Coonawarra is most suited to producing outstanding Cabernet Sauvignons. If you're a fan of Riesling, Clare Valley is a great place to explore and for a Maritime climate not dissimilar to parts of the Italian coastline, seek out the wines from McLaren Vale.

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