NOW that’s some well-travelled Scotch whisky. Lark Distillery in Tasmania is currently preparing and bottling what it claims to be “the world’s best-travelled whisky”, with the brew having been carried on over 400 Bass Strait crossings onboard Spirit of Tasmania I & II. Loaded onboard the line’s two vessels over...
NOW that’s some well-travelled
Scotch whisky.
Lark Distillery in Tasmania is
currently preparing and bottling
what it claims to be “the world’s
best-travelled whisky”, with the
brew having been carried on
over 400 Bass Strait crossings
onboard Spirit of Tasmania I & II.
Loaded onboard the line’s two
vessels over two years ago inside
two 20-litre Australian fortified
wine barrels, the whisky has now
travelled 172,887 kilometres to
and from the Aussie mainland.
The final product will be
released in limited edition 500ml
bottles and will be sold onboard
the two Spirit of Tasmania
vessels, retailing for $145 each.
Bottling of the high end spirit
has been timed to coincide with
the Bass Strait line’s annual
Flavours of Tassie promotion,
which treats passengers to some
of the state’s best food and wine
offerings from local producers.
“We are convinced that the
barrels we loaded on to Spirit of
Tasmania I and II more than 12
months ago will deliver a rich,
intense, luscious malt influenced
by Bass Strait,” Lark Distillery
owner Bill Lark commented.
