← Uncle Nearest
Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition (Batch 005)
- Age
- No age statement
- ABV
- 59.2%
- Introduced
- 2024
Tasting
How it drinks
- Sight
- Dark amber with deep copper; rich colour from cask-strength premium barrel selection
- Nose
- Orange peel, fresh spices, maple. Dill and caramel aromatically layered. Rich and inviting nose at 118.4 proof
- Palate
- Cinnamon, coffee, and chocolate with peppery heat. Brown spice and Saigon cinnamon under layers of caramelised sugar. Not too sweet — bold and complex. 118.4 proof (59.2% ABV). Batch 005 earned Platinum at 2025 San Diego International Wine and Spirits Challenge. Previously distillery-exclusive before 2025 nationwide release
- Finish
- Pleasant bite of heat that keeps the spice rolling. Long finish with coffee, dark chocolate, and oak. Warming and persistent
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
- Hand-selected barrels
- blended by Master Blender Victoria Eady Butler
- cask strength
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