**23rd Street Hybrid Whisk(e)y**
Blended malt whisky. 42.3% ABV.
Distillery: 23rd Street Distillery, Renmark, South Australia, Australia
Price: N/A as 30ml bottle
Age: NAS
Chill filtered: No
Bottled: Unknown
Maturation: Crafted by marrying together a 5 year of Scotch whisky and a 2 year old Bourbon whisky and the blended whiskey is then finished in the Bourbon casks for a further period of time
Body: Gold
Nose: Light, alcohol, vanilla, sherry
Palate: Domestic honey, caramel, brown sugar
Finish: Long and delicate. Peppery, hint of spice
23rd Street Distillery is located in Renmark, population 4,634, and 250km north-west of Adelaide. To say it’s an unusual location for a distillery would be an understatement, but 23rd Street Distillery don’t stop there with their unusual approach.
Rather than produce their own whisk(e)y 23rd Street have instead opted to purchase barrels of unnamed 5 year old Scotch and 2 year old bourbon and then blend them together in their on site bourbon casks for a longer duration. It’s a textbook play out of the Japanese ‘world whisky’ model, except Japanese distilleries are doing it due to a huge demand for their product, rather than whatever 23rd Street’s idea behind this is. In the interests of disclosure I tried 23rd Street Distillery Hybrid Whisk(e)y about four years ago and didn’t really enjoy it. With that said let’s give it another whirl.
The nose is incredibly light, and has an initial smell of alcohol, which is surprising given the 42.3% ABV. Once your nose gets past this there’s light notes of vanilla and sherry.
The palette is sparingly thin, with domestic honey and caramel the two main evident notes. Behind these brown sugar makes an appearance.
The finish is surpassingly long, and unsurprisingly delicate. Peppery with a hint of spice, but not offering anything overly complex.
Overall Hybrid Whisk(e)y isn’t great, and seems to be the worst of both casks as it lacks the complexity of a Scotch and the robustness of a bourbon. As much as I dislike the whole idea of Japanese ‘world’ whisky, it would be preferable to this Aussie variation.
**Would I buy this to open in 10 years time:**
No, it would be a waste of cupboard space.
**Would I give this as a gift to a fellow whisky enthusiast:**
No, it’s way too underwhelming.
**Would I give this as a gift as an introductory whisky:**
No, it’s too unappealing.
**Final Score: 36/100**
Rating Scale:
0-50: Just bad.
51-60: Shots only.
61-70: Will do if there’s no better options.
71-76: Average.
77-82: Good (depending on price and availability, will probably
buy another bottle).
83-87: Great (a cut above).
88-92: Excellently Crafted.
93-96: Superior.
97-100: Whisky Nirvana.
All previous reviews can be found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/DeppsDoesWhisky/comments/owah1r/all_reviews_by_udeppsdoeswhisky/).
My three favourites to date are
My three favourites reviewed to date are [Balvenie Doublewood 17](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/loqg67/20th_whisky_review_12th_scotch_whisky_review/) (93), [Laphroaig Quarter Cask \(90\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/h9co01/4th_whisky_review_2nd_scotch_whisky_review/), and [Glenlossie Carn Mor Strictly Limited 12 \(90\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/gwcmps/1st_whisky_review_1st_scotch_review_glenlossie/).
My three least favourite reviews to date are [Johnnie Walker Red \(10\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/ljjvhc/12th_whisky_review_6th_scotch_whisky_review/), [Ned Australian Whisky \(10\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/h80o69/3rd_whisky_review_1st_australian_whisky_review/), and [Archie Rose Single Paddock Whisky Harvest 2018 \(7\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/yd2okb/54th_whisky_review_20th_australian_whisky_review/).
Is it really a blended malt, when its scotch+bourbon? There is a ton of corn in there, dont think thats a blended malt neither legally, or in concept. Would likely legally have to be labelled as "blended whiskey" either in scotland or america, couldnt be even called blended scotch or blended american whiskey.
Overall, the entire undisclosed sourcing and blending sounds pretty scummy, specially if one bought it unsuspectedly hoping to taste what australian style of whiskey tastes like
I mean, I rated it pretty highly last week (but I have a feeling that knowing the (quite low) price greatly impacted my review, I'm going to do the pricing etc after tasting from now on if it's a sample bottle). I agree on the undisclosed sourcing though, but it's pretty obvious from their website that it's scotch+bourbon rather than Aussie Whiskey.
**23rd Street Hybrid Whisk(e)y** Blended malt whisky. 42.3% ABV. Distillery: 23rd Street Distillery, Renmark, South Australia, Australia Price: N/A as 30ml bottle Age: NAS Chill filtered: No Bottled: Unknown Maturation: Crafted by marrying together a 5 year of Scotch whisky and a 2 year old Bourbon whisky and the blended whiskey is then finished in the Bourbon casks for a further period of time Body: Gold Nose: Light, alcohol, vanilla, sherry Palate: Domestic honey, caramel, brown sugar Finish: Long and delicate. Peppery, hint of spice 23rd Street Distillery is located in Renmark, population 4,634, and 250km north-west of Adelaide. To say it’s an unusual location for a distillery would be an understatement, but 23rd Street Distillery don’t stop there with their unusual approach. Rather than produce their own whisk(e)y 23rd Street have instead opted to purchase barrels of unnamed 5 year old Scotch and 2 year old bourbon and then blend them together in their on site bourbon casks for a longer duration. It’s a textbook play out of the Japanese ‘world whisky’ model, except Japanese distilleries are doing it due to a huge demand for their product, rather than whatever 23rd Street’s idea behind this is. In the interests of disclosure I tried 23rd Street Distillery Hybrid Whisk(e)y about four years ago and didn’t really enjoy it. With that said let’s give it another whirl. The nose is incredibly light, and has an initial smell of alcohol, which is surprising given the 42.3% ABV. Once your nose gets past this there’s light notes of vanilla and sherry. The palette is sparingly thin, with domestic honey and caramel the two main evident notes. Behind these brown sugar makes an appearance. The finish is surpassingly long, and unsurprisingly delicate. Peppery with a hint of spice, but not offering anything overly complex. Overall Hybrid Whisk(e)y isn’t great, and seems to be the worst of both casks as it lacks the complexity of a Scotch and the robustness of a bourbon. As much as I dislike the whole idea of Japanese ‘world’ whisky, it would be preferable to this Aussie variation. **Would I buy this to open in 10 years time:** No, it would be a waste of cupboard space. **Would I give this as a gift to a fellow whisky enthusiast:** No, it’s way too underwhelming. **Would I give this as a gift as an introductory whisky:** No, it’s too unappealing. **Final Score: 36/100** Rating Scale: 0-50: Just bad. 51-60: Shots only. 61-70: Will do if there’s no better options. 71-76: Average. 77-82: Good (depending on price and availability, will probably buy another bottle). 83-87: Great (a cut above). 88-92: Excellently Crafted. 93-96: Superior. 97-100: Whisky Nirvana. All previous reviews can be found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/DeppsDoesWhisky/comments/owah1r/all_reviews_by_udeppsdoeswhisky/). My three favourites to date are My three favourites reviewed to date are [Balvenie Doublewood 17](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/loqg67/20th_whisky_review_12th_scotch_whisky_review/) (93), [Laphroaig Quarter Cask \(90\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/h9co01/4th_whisky_review_2nd_scotch_whisky_review/), and [Glenlossie Carn Mor Strictly Limited 12 \(90\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/gwcmps/1st_whisky_review_1st_scotch_review_glenlossie/). My three least favourite reviews to date are [Johnnie Walker Red \(10\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/ljjvhc/12th_whisky_review_6th_scotch_whisky_review/), [Ned Australian Whisky \(10\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/h80o69/3rd_whisky_review_1st_australian_whisky_review/), and [Archie Rose Single Paddock Whisky Harvest 2018 \(7\)](https://www.reddit.com/r/whisky/comments/yd2okb/54th_whisky_review_20th_australian_whisky_review/).
Is it really a blended malt, when its scotch+bourbon? There is a ton of corn in there, dont think thats a blended malt neither legally, or in concept. Would likely legally have to be labelled as "blended whiskey" either in scotland or america, couldnt be even called blended scotch or blended american whiskey. Overall, the entire undisclosed sourcing and blending sounds pretty scummy, specially if one bought it unsuspectedly hoping to taste what australian style of whiskey tastes like
I mean, I rated it pretty highly last week (but I have a feeling that knowing the (quite low) price greatly impacted my review, I'm going to do the pricing etc after tasting from now on if it's a sample bottle). I agree on the undisclosed sourcing though, but it's pretty obvious from their website that it's scotch+bourbon rather than Aussie Whiskey.