Heartwood Art of Darkness Conundrum Vatted Malt (50cl, 57%)

Heartwood Art of Darkness Conundrum is a Tasmanian vatted malt, bottled at 57% ABV in a 50cl bottle and released in 2024. Just 167 bottles were filled. It combines 11-year-old Nant, 6-year-old peated Adams and 8-year-old Redlands (Old Kempton), married in a 50-year-old ex-Port cask and a 60-year-old ex-Spanish Oloroso sherry cask. The nose recalls a barbecued lamb roast with a lightly sweet edge. The palate is both sweet and savoury with warm spice, leading to a lingering, meaty, savoury finish.