Created on the Morris of Rutherglen, Morris whiskies are produced from 100% native Australian components and completed in Morris fortified wine barrels, sourced from wineries within the Barossa and Coonawarra areas.
Darren Peck, who has been appointed as Morris head distiller having labored beneath John McDougall, guide distiller, for the final seven years to create the whiskies, stated: “Morris Whisky is a real expression of our dwelling in Rutherglen, Australia, launching within the UK is a large leap for us, one which’s thrilling and loaded with alternatives to carry an genuine style of Australian whisky to the UK market, working alongside our distributor Mangrove.”
Since 1859, the Morris household have been making fortified wines spanning over six generations. To create the whisky the model nonetheless makes use of the unique hybrid copper pot and column nonetheless, which was put in on the Morris website within the early Thirties, when it was used for producing base spirits for Morris’ fortified wines.
Nick Gillett, managing director at Mangrove World, added: “Because the demand for brand new and attention-grabbing whiskies from non-traditional areas continues to blow up, Mangrove look to carry manufacturers into the household which actually encourage each the commerce and shoppers to discover the class. The impact of local weather and territory in whisky continues to be one thing which provides to the whisky dialog alongside conventional variables of grain sort, ageing and cask ending; we expect Morris is the right mix of the previous and new world.”
Morris Australian Single Malt Signature Whisky, 40% abv is on the market from Grasp of Malt and The Whisky Alternate for an rrp of £51.
