Whipper Snapper Distillery Upshot The Original Spirit Australian Corn Whiskey
Upshot Australian Corn Whiskey is one of the very-few bourbon-style whiskies produced in Australia. Upshot is made in the 'wheated' style, in which the small amount of rye grain usually included in a bourbon-style whisky recipe is replaced with wheat (Maker’s Mark being the most famous example), generally offering a slightly softer palate that tends to take long-term maturation well. Upshot is aged in virgin American oak casks, offering plenty of bright, nutty wood on the nose along with powerful notes of Italian espresso. The soft, sweet palate carries the oak well, and there’s a lovely gentle warmth and toastiness on the finish that speaks to excellent cask management. As a single cask whisky, there will be variation from bottle to bottle, and this sample is perhaps not as complex as some of its American kin, but Upshot is nonetheless an important whisky in the Aussie stable and well worth a try for any bourbon lover.
