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THE NEW ZEALAND WHISKY COLLECTION 33 ans 1988 Single Cask Conquête 33 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #L. 62, 1988, The New Zealand Whisky Collection, 58.8%
New Zealand Whisky Collection

THE NEW ZEALAND WHISKY COLLECTION 33 ans 1988 Single Cask Conquête 33 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #L. 62, 1988, The New Zealand Whisky Collection, 58.8%

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TypeBlended Whisky
MRI
MRI 17
Average Score
Avg 100
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Description

Originally founded in Dunedin in 1974, the Willowbank distillery closed in 2000. When it was bought by the New Zealand Whisky Company, the few remaining casks were moved to a warehouse in Oamuru for storage, some 60 miles away. With a remarkably fresh expression, this venerable bottling is at once powerful, firm, intensely fruity and spicy, all while flirting with peat and smoke on the finish. Profile: Fine, complex. Acacia, clove, pear.

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Whisky.sgVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 605.00
Region
Oamaru
Age
33 Years
Vintage
1988
Bottled
2021
ABV
58.8%
Volume
50cl
Distillery
New Zealand Whisky Collection
Origin
New Zealand
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - The New Zealand Whisky Collection
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
L. 62
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Otago-grown barley
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Conquete
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Selected by La Maison du Whisky
Allocation
N.A
Nose
refined, complex. Characterized by notes of beeswax and acacia honey, the first nose beams with freshness and maturity. At times mimicking a sake (rice grains), it becomes spicy (pinch of salt and clove) and candied (lemon, pear) once allowed to breathe. The aroma palette lingers on bourbon vanilla, pecan and sage.
Palate
powerful, lively. The energetic attack is tangy at first (grapefruit zest). Very quickly, however, it becomes rich (Normandy tart), spicy (star anise, ginger), honeyed (beeswax) and mentholated. Note that, like the nose, the palette shows an indefatigable youthful spirit, reflected in fruity elements of marmalade and quince jelly.
Finish
long, alert. Like a Northern Highlands single malt, the start of the finish boasts a very pleasant salinity. It is also incredibly malty and rooted in an absorbent earth rich in trace minerals. Zan liquorice sweets then bring lots of softness to the retro-nasal olfaction. All of these tones move unmistakably closer to peat, a move confirmed in the medicinal notes that then arrive (ointment, camphor).
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