Best Whisky in the Southern Hemisphere - Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2018 
Best International Craft Whisky in the World - American Distillers Institute 2017   
Best in Class - San Francisco World Spirit Competition 2017 
Silver - Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2017
Silver - World Whiskies Awards 2018
 
 
Our Darkest Winter is one of Limeburners’ most awarded expressions, having been declared best whisky in the Southern Hemisphere by Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, in 2018. 
 
Darkest Winter is made using peat collected by hand from the Valley of the Giants, in Walpole. These Giants are the rare and majestic 400-year-old Red Tingle Trees that are native to this area, and grow nowhere else in the world.  
 
The barley is smoked for an extended period with this Valley of the Giants Peat, resulting in a heavier, more intense style of whisky, ideally suited for the darkest winter. 
 
Matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, this multi-award-winning single malt exhibits spice and floral aromas when neat. A splash of water unleashes malted barley and intense complex smoky aromas.
 
Each barrel will exhibit its own unique characteristics, creating slight variation from batch to batch.