Our innovative and technological breakthrough 'MOUNTAIN Red Gum' has been awarded as one of the highest scoring malt expressions in Australia.

Created using our advanced maturation technology, MOUNTAIN Red Gum is not Whisky, but an innovation in dark spirits and utilises 100% malted barley, distilled in the Macedon Ranges and captures the flavours of The Australian native Red Gum as the only wood influence in the maturation process, creating a distinctly Australian profile.

Our Red Gum has been described as herbaceous, spicy and smokey with aromas of caramel, burnt wood and hedgerow. Peat comes through well on the palate and is balanced by flavours of dark chocolate, prunes, spice and pear, brightened by a hint of citrus.

Our ageing process at MOUNTAIN is extremely unique and follows years of research and trials including molecular testing at Monash University. This innovative production method is designed to accelerate the ageing effect that would naturally occur in barrel maturation. We aim to achieve in a fraction of the time what would otherwise happen over a period of 3 years or more. We do this by reproducing some of the natural atmospheric and seasonal changes of barrel ageing to impact the molecular journey of our spirit. This allows us to take on the complex aromas and flavours of aged spirits much faster than traditional methods.

Why have we created this process? Well, one very good reason for us to pursue this path is to unlock the flavours of native woods in Australia for use in spirit maturation. Traditionally, oak has been used almost exclusively for storage and transport of spirits and consequently, spirit ageing for centuries. This is mainly due to the fact that oak is fast growing and readily available. It also has the right properties and flexibility to be coopered into barrels.

For these reasons, other wood species have been previously impractical or out of reach due to their inability to be coopered into traditional barrels without cracking or splitting, therefore putting the precious liquid inside at risk of ullage or total loss.

Our novel technique does not use traditional barrels and allows us to experiment with multiple wood species. So we hope you look forward to seeing some exceptionally interesting varieties of native wood inspired spirits from us in the years to come.