点评:We dropped in on a Saturday afternoon, so it wasn't that busy whilst we were there - plenty of parking. You can't miss the copper pot still out front when you're driving along Frenchman Bay Road. The Great Southern Distilling Company was the first distillery in Western Australia to make single malt whisky (2004) and is now known for its premium whisky.
The tasting room/bar is nice, warm and relaxing - plenty of tables available, as well as an outdoor seating area. As we arrived in the afternoon, we missed the distillery tour (daily at 11:00am). I know that they sell a great range of malt whisky, but what I was really interested in was sampling their sour mash whisk(e)y. My wife loves the Giniversity gins (having been to the Margaret River and Swan Valley sites), so she was happy to try some she hadn't tasted before. The gin & whisky menus are fairly self-explanatory - with a description of what to expect: smell, taste and finish. It also clearly states the price of a tasting glass (15ml), small bottle (100ml), regular bottle (350ml) and large bottle (700ml) is, so you know what it will cost before you order. They also sell a range of bar snacks (olives, chips, bread & dips, and pizzas) but it is the alcohol that we were after.
Out hostess was very helpful in not only telling us about the whiskies and gins but we she arrived with our selection of spirits; she explained the best way of sampling them and how to get the most out of the experience. My wife loved the dried fruit that came with each of the different gins - really did elevate the taste.
Needless to say, we walked away with some tiger snake whiskey and an orange liqueur, which they discounted by the sampling price.
This is a really pleasant way to spend a few hours on a sunny day in Albany, not really for kids, more for those who appreciated well curated spirits.
翻译:我们是周六下午来的,所以当时人不是很多,停车位也很多。沿着 Frenchman Bay Road 开车时,您不会错过前面的铜锅蒸馏器。Great Southern Distilling Company 是西澳大利亚第一家生产单一麦芽威士忌的酿酒厂(2004 年),现在以其优质威士忌而闻名。
品酒室/酒吧很不错,温暖而轻松,有很多桌子,还有一个户外座位区。我们下午到达,错过了酿酒厂之旅(每天上午 11:00)。我知道他们出售各种各样的麦芽威士忌,但我真正感兴趣的是品尝他们的酸麦芽威士忌。我的妻子喜欢 Giniversity 杜松子酒(去过玛格丽特河和天鹅谷),所以她很高兴尝试一些她以前没有尝过的酒。杜松子酒和威士忌菜单相当不言自明,有对预期内容的描述:气味、味道和余味。它还清楚地标明了品酒杯(15 毫升)、小瓶装(100 毫升)、普通瓶装(350 毫升)和大瓶装(700 毫升)的价格,因此您在订购之前就知道价格。他们还出售各种酒吧小吃(橄榄、薯片、面包和酱汁以及比萨饼),但我们想要的是酒。
我们的女主人非常乐于助人,不仅向我们介绍了威士忌和杜松子酒,而且她还为我们带来了精选的烈酒;她解释了品尝它们的最佳方式以及如何最大限度地享受体验。我的妻子喜欢每种杜松子酒附带的干果——确实提升了口感。
不用说,我们带走了一些虎蛇威士忌和橙子利口酒,他们以样品价格打了折扣。
这是一种在奥尔巴尼阳光明媚的日子里度过几个小时的真正愉快方式,不适合孩子,更适合那些欣赏精心挑选的烈酒的人。