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World Whiskies Awards 2025

Category Winner Gold and Silver

Published 04|2025

Exciting news.. Our Waubs Original maritime Tasmanian whisky has won Australia’s best Small Batch Single Malt, 12 yrs & under and now has a shot at the title of Australia’s best & World’s Best Single Malt.

At 43% with its big toffee sweetness and deep raisin syrup finish, this is our most approachable whiskies but also one of our most-loved by whisky enthusiasts for it’s unique maritime notes and beautiful balance.

Made using American Oak ex-Bourbon casks with a layer of French Oak ex-Tawny Port matured whisky.

"Big toffee sweetness and the saltiness cuts through to balance it perfectly. Notes of creamed apples, light florals and nectar, developing into a nice, deep raisin syrup finish. Delicious."  Head Distiller Rob.


FOUNDER'S RESERVE WHISKY:

Excitingly, our Founder’s Reserve whisky was also highly awarded with a Silver in its category of Australian Single Malt, 12 yrs & Under.

This is our biggest, boldest and only cask strength whisky, matured in our highest quality ex-Tawny Port casks on the edge of the ocean and bottled at 62% ABV. Only 646 bottles in the entire release.

Notes of sultana, orange and sticky date pudding on the palate with a hint of chocolate and waffle cone and a long, gooey salted caramel finish. Yum.

Head Distiller Rob Polmear on what's unique to this batch:

"Each new batch will have slight differences due to the change in barrels over time.  This Founder's Reserve batch 12 is slightly more berry forward than previous, but still balanced with the sugars from oak.  The finish is still oily, buttery and fruity as you would expect from a Founder's Reserve."


Why this is Co-founder's Bec's favourite:

"Owning & running a distillery day to day, we’re regularly drinking whisky and tasting samples but when I’m drinking whisky just for pure enjoyment, I want something that packs a flavour punch and that really lingers on..

"I love fortified matured whisky so for me, it’s our cask strength ex-Tawny Port matured whisky, our Founder’s Reserve.
"Unlike a lot of cask strength whiskies, you're getting so much flavour up front and then you get that hit of alcohol at the back, rather than the other way around. This is dessert in a glass." - Bec Polmear

A deliciously rich & oily cask strength Tasmanian single malt whisky with a maritime character to it. This will not be around for long.

See more on our award-winning maritime Tasmanian whisky here.

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