Description
Tasmanian single malt whisky from Lark Distillery, distilled in May 2009 and matured in a single first-fill ex-Oloroso sherry cask before bottling in November 2017 at cask strength.
Heartwood
Lark Distillery Darkest Before Dawn 8 Year Old, Oloroso Sherry Cask, Cask #LD559, 2009, Heartwood, 64%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
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Overall Rating
84.3/100
Great84.3 / 100
Based on 3 published Maltiply reviews.
- Nose
- Brown sugar, yoghurt, cream, boozy stone fruits, dried figs and peanut brittle.
- Palate
- Toffee apples, dark caramel, bitter chocolate, brown sugar, tobacco, strawberries and cream, and fresh and dried fig.
- Finish
- Chewy and massive, with beef broth, salt and gravy granules.
Reviews
canal_socks16 Oct84 / 100
The lightly peated label catches my eye, but the notes focus on brown sugar, figs, and a savoury finish of beef broth and salt. That sweet-to-savoury turn is the part that stands out.
Nose: Brown sugar, Yoghurt, Cream, Boozy stone fruits, Dried figs, Peanut brittlePalate: Toffee apples, Dark caramel, Brown sugar, Bitter chocolate, Tobacco, Strawberries and cream, Fresh and dried figFinish: Chewy and massive, Beef broth, Salt, Gravy granules
CCrumpledSoda24 Sept
84 / 100
Sweet caramel notes meet a notably savory, chewy finish.
Nose: Brown sugar, cream, dried figs, peanut brittle.Palate: Toffee apples, dark caramel, bitter chocolate, figs.Finish: Chewy, with beef broth, salt and gravy granules.
fern_pebble24 Aug85 / 100
Dark caramel, brown sugar and fig give this a fruit-and-sweetness-led character, while beef broth, salt and gravy granules make the finish distinctly savoury. That contrast is interesting, though quite a turn.
Nose: Brown sugar, Yoghurt, Cream, Boozy stone fruits, Dried figs, Peanut brittlePalate: Toffee apples, Dark caramel, Bitter chocolate, Brown sugar, Tobacco, Strawberries and cream, Fresh and dried figFinish: Chewy and massive, Beef broth, Salt, Gravy granules
Change-12.3%
LatestSGD 262
HighSGD 299
LowSGD 262
Recently Sold
Listed value is based on sold auction prices and inclusive of auction fees (not including tax and shipping).
Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 26, 2026SGD 262.18
Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 31, 2025SGD 299.07
- Region
- Tasmania
- Age
- 8 Years
- Vintage
- 2009
- Bottled
- 2017
- ABV
- 64%
- Volume
- 50cl
- Distillery
- Heartwood
- Origin
- Australia
- Cask type
- Sherry
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Heartwood
- Peated
- Lightly Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- LD559
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- 7
- Barley
- Re-wet barley; Tasmanian origin not otherwise specified
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- N.A
- Bottle count
- 242
- Has box
- N.A
- Closure
- Screw cap
- Presentation
- Bottle
- Series highlights
- Heartwood collection; cask-strength single-cask release
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Brown sugar, yoghurt, cream, boozy stone fruits, dried figs and peanut brittle.
- Palate
- Toffee apples, dark caramel, bitter chocolate, brown sugar, tobacco, strawberries and cream, and fresh and dried fig.
- Finish
- Chewy and massive, with beef broth, salt and gravy granules.