About This Whisky
Lark Rare Seppeltsfield Apera Cask Matured was created exclusively for The Whisky Club as the July 2026 Whisky of the Month.
This is the second release in The Whisky Club x Lark Rare Seppeltsfield series, made in the style of Lark's double-sherried bottlings using only whisky distilled at Lark's original Cambridge site.
The whisky was matured in ancient first-fill Seppeltsfield Apera Sherry casks from the Barossa, including some casks up to 80 years old, with an average cask age of about 50 years.
The cask composition is 75% Oloroso-style, 20% Pedro Ximenez, 4% Amontillado and 1% Fino.
It is non-chill filtered, natural colour, bottled at 49% ABV, and released in 700ml format.
Producer Notes
Colour: Cherry wood.
Nose: Caramel fudge and walnut baklava with wafts of orange and clove.
Palate: Plum cake, dried apricot and espresso lead into roasted almonds and vanilla cream.
āI'll never be able to make a whisky like this ever againā
ā Chris Thomson, Lark Master Distiller
About the Producer
Lark Distillery was formed in 1992 after Bill Lark helped change the laws that had prevented small-scale whisky distilling in Tasmania.
The distillery is widely associated with the beginning of the modern Australian whisky industry and is known for Australian fortified wine cask maturation, rich fruit-driven style and oily texture.
Lark uses Tasmanian-grown barley, brews its own wash on site, and has official access to a Tasmanian peat bog.
Distillery Facts
- Region: Tasmania
- Origin: 346 Brinktop Rd, Cambridge TAS 7170
- Founded: 1992
- Water Source: Meadowbank Dam
- Washbacks: 12 x 2000L stainless steel, 6 x 6000L Oregon pine
- Stills: 4, 2 wash and 2 spirit
- Capacity: 150,000 litres per annum
Specifications
- Country: Australia
- Region: Tasmania
- Producer: Lark Distillery
- Type: Single Malt Whisky
- Age: No Age Statement
- ABV: 49%
- Bottle Size: 700ml
- Maturation: Ancient first-fill Seppeltsfield Apera Sherry casks up to 80 years old
- Cask Composition: 75% Oloroso-style, 20% Pedro Ximenez, 4% Amontillado, 1% Fino
- Production Attributes: Non-chill filtered; natural colour
- Release: July 2026 Whisky of the Month
- Exclusive: Created exclusively for The Whisky Club