HEARTWOOD MALT WHISKY @#$%^&* SET OF 4

In the modern story of Tasmania whisky, few names carry the quiet authority of Heartwood Malt Whisky. Created by independent bottler Tim Duckett, Heartwood has never chased scale, spectacle, or easy recognition. Instead, it has built a near-mythic reputation through patience, discernment, and an uncompromising eye for cask character. Drawing from Tasmania’s finest single malt spirit, Duckett has fashioned a label that celebrates not production volume, but the rare alchemy that occurs when exceptional whisky meets the right barrel at precisely the right moment.

What emerges in the glass is whisky of conviction: dense, layered, and unapologetically expressive. Heartwood bottlings are famed for their richness and power, yet beneath the intensity lies remarkable poise — notes of dark fruit, polished oak, baking spice, toffee, and malt unfolding with measured drama. In an era crowded with marketing narratives, Heartwood stands apart for offering something far rarer: substance, individuality, and a steadfast belief that great whisky should speak for itself.

Tim Duckett comments, "This whisky has caused me a great deal of grief. Hence its name."

@#$%^&*
Drawn from cask number TD0124 (2nd Fill Port maturation for seven years) then finished in 2 x 1st Fill Sherry casks for a further 3 years. Filled in August 2006 and bottled in May 2017 at an ABV of 62.5%. Reportedly Duckett gave all the barrels plenty of verbal abuse.
Limited to 191 Bottles
500ML, 62.5% ABV

@#$%^&* 2
Bottled in August 2018 from 2 200L ex-bourbon casks which were finished in a 200L 1st-fill Oloroso Cask with spirit from the Lark Distillery. This is the second release of the @#%^&* series. 
Limited to 177 Bottles
500ML, 57.9% ABV

@#$%^&* 3
Already sold out at the Distillery, this Heartwood @#$%^&* 3 single malt whisky representing the now extinct Aussie Dodo bird is the latest expression from Heartwood following on from their 1st release (@#$%^&*1) that was bottled in May 2017 and their 2nd release (@#$%^&*2) that was bottled in August 2018. This No.3 expression was bottled on the 5th of September 2018 and is once again a Lark origin spirit that was finished in a 100L Oloroso sherry cask.
Limited to 191 Bottles
500ML, 56.7% ABV

@#$%^&* 4
Bottled in October 2018 from a 1st-fill Pedro Ximenez sherry cask from Lark Distillery. This is the fourth release of the @#$%^&* series.
Limited to 181 Bottles
500ML, 55.4% ABV

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