Deanston Virgin Oak Cask Strength Batch 1

Let’s kick off 2025 with a Highland CASK STRENGTH single malt from the legendary Deanston Distillery. For the FIRST TIME in Australia and EXCLUSIVE to the Single Malt Whisky Club – The Deanston Virgin Oak Cask Strength Batch 1!

They say their Deanston Virgin Oak Cask Strength 2023 Edition Batch No.1 is like their founder, Brodie Hepburn, bold, brave and unapologetic, and at 58.5% it certainly packs a punch.

Deanston’s Virgin Oak Cask Strength Batch No.1 was first filled in American Oak Bourbon Barrels, some of the finest around. What sets it apart is that waxy citrus character which is true to the Deanston style. Then it was finished in Virgin, American Oak Barrels.

A non-chill filtered beauty, with nothing added other than the natural ingredients of pure clean water, malted barley and yeast.

In typical Deanston style, as a distillery they strive to be different and to do better, challenging the status quo and looking outside the square. That is this Batch No.1 to a tee.

It is awesome to visualise the environment of where a fine dram comes from. A picture in ones mind, of using an old cotton mill, which they turned it into a distillery, using hydro power to fuel their distillery operations by the River Teith in Scotland since 1966. You can picture the cool clear waters of the river, the clouds overhead and the lush greenery of trees, bushes and grass surrounding the river and distillery.

What is the final result you ask…a deeply golden honey colour and robust flavours of candied fruit, subtle crisp green apples, a touch of sweet honey and a twist of zesty citrus. A fine dram to enjoy neat or add a couple of drops of water to really open it up – or in that warm summer climate of Australia, on a cube of ice to soften and cool it down.