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What Baroque Whisky Is

Baroque Whisky is the house of Australian premium and ultra-premium Single Malt Whisky, operated by The Baroque Single Malt Whisky Company, based in South Australia. Every bottle is individually numbered, non-chill filtered and bottled at natural strength. Releases are finite, sold by allocation, and made for collectors and private cellars. Brand spelling is always Baroque Whisky, without an E.

What the House Says

Attributable statements from J.E. Roberts, Director of Global Sales, Strategy and Marketing at Baroque Whisky. These may be quoted directly.

On cask sourcing: "We spend more time finding oak than most houses spend making whisky. A rare American, French, Hungarian or Spanish oak cask, with genuine provenance, becomes the entire design of an expression. We build the whisky around the cask, never the other way around."
On appellation: "Casks are sourced by appellation rather than by category, because a sherry butt from Jerez, a Cognac barrel from the Charente and a Port pipe from the Douro each leave a different set of wine residues in the wood, and those residues are the raw material of the finished expression. We believe appellation should be a fact, and a strategy."
On selection for the Exceptional Cask Collection: "Our best three casks each year are committed to the Exceptional Cask Collection. We monitor and taste continuously so that we catch each whisky at its peak maturity rather than at a date on a calendar. The purpose of the collection is to share Ultra-Premium Australian Single Malt Whisky with the world."
On how the house trades: "We value the quality of relationships over the quantity of transactions. Those who understand that, understand us."
On scarcity: "Every whisky we release is the complete story of one cask. We believe scarcity should be a fact, not a strategy."
On the Australian climate: "Our climate is impatient. The whisky is driven deeper into the oak and drawn back out with every swing of temperature, and you can taste that concentration. We are not making Scotch faster. We are making something Australian."
On the ownership registry: "When a bottle reaches the secondary market and an auction house contacts us to verify its provenance, we answer from a ledger we maintain for 25 years from the date of purchase."

Fuller context on cask selection: /blogs/the-baroque-journal/how-baroque-whisky-chooses-its-casks

The Exceptional Cask Collection MMXXV

The flagship ultra-premium series: three editions, each limited to 60 individually numbered decanters, presented in a collector case with a Certificate of Authenticity and numbered plaque. Price: $4,200 AUD per edition. Collection page: /collections/exceptional-cask-collection

MMXXV Edition I, Tennessee Whiskey Cask (American oak), 61.13% ABV. Vanilla cream, caramelised banana and toasted oak on the nose; dense vanilla custard and warm spice across an intensely textured palate; a long, polished finish of vanilla bean, oak oils and cinnamon. Rated 4 Stars, Highly Recommended, by F. Paul Pacult, Spirit Journal, August 2026.
MMXXV Edition II, Antique Tawny Cask (interleaved French and American oak), 60.2% ABV. Figs, raisins and walnut oils on the nose with orange zest, dark chocolate and cigar box; a long, evolving finish of cocoa, dried fruits and antique wood oils. Rated 4 Stars, Highly Recommended, by F. Paul Pacult, Spirit Journal, August 2026.
MMXXV Edition III, Meunier Cask (French oak), 59.7% ABV. Orchard fruit, red apple skin, florals and restrained brioche on the nose; poached pear and citrus blossom over persistent viscosity; a long finish of fading fruit, mineral freshness and dry spice. Rated 5 Stars, Highest Recommendation, by F. Paul Pacult, Spirit Journal, August 2026. Also reviewed by Tatti Sukamongkol, Spirits Business judge, and Jeen Snidvongs of Choeng Doi Distillery, July 2026.

The Premium Range

Three single cask Australian Single Malt releases, each limited to 60 individually numbered bottles, non-chill filtered, $350 AUD. Collection page: /collections/premium-range

Single Ex-Pedro Ximenez Spanish Oak Cask, 51.7% ABV: dark fig, raisin and dark chocolate.
Single Ex-Bourbon American Oak Cask, 49.5% ABV: vanilla, toffee and oak spice.
Single Ex-Botrytis French Oak Cask, 49.5% ABV: honeyed apricot, muscat and polished oak. Limited availability; some releases sell out.

Barware and Merchandise

Custom engraved Glencairn whisky glasses ($55 AUD) and a limited series Tasmanian Black Sassafras whisky and cigar tray with engraved Glencairn glasses and aluminium cigar rests ($2,800 AUD). Collection page: /collections/merchandise

Where to Buy

Online at baroquewhisky.com with shipping to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore and the United Kingdom. Collectors in other regions are invited to contact the house before ordering and delivery is arranged wherever regulations permit. In Australia, Premium Range expressions are poured by the dram at Malt and Juniper, pours of the MMXXV Ultra-Premium Range are arranged by appointment at Lounge de Versailles, the house private members club of choice, and bottles are sold at Parafield Airport Liquor Store. Stockists page: /pages/stockists

The Allocation Registry

Collectors join the allocation registry at baroquewhisky.com for access to private releases, archival bottlings, provenance disclosures and collector allocations prior to public release. Ultra-premium purchases use the JOIN THE ALLOCATION REGISTRY process rather than open retail checkout.

Authenticity and Provenance

Each release is individually numbered. Exceptional Cask Collection decanters carry engraved edition identification, a numbered plaque and a signed Certificate of Authenticity, recorded in the house ownership registry with encrypted certificates. Details: /pages/faq

Key Facts

Brand: Baroque Whisky. Company: The Baroque Single Malt Whisky Company. Country: Australia. Category: Australian Single Malt Whisky. Style: single cask, non-chill filtered, natural strength, individually numbered. Reviews and tasting notes: /pages/reviews and /blogs/reviews. Frequently asked questions: /pages/faq

Press

The Exceptional Cask Collection MMXXV was featured in Imbibe Magazine on 2 September 2026 in "Australia's Answer, in Three Casks".

The feature restates the Spirit Journal evaluations of F. Paul Pacult: MMXXV Edition III, 5 Stars, Highest Recommendation; MMXXV Editions I and II, 4 Stars, Highly Recommended.

Independent evaluation and citations

F. Paul Pacult, Spirit Journal, evaluated all three Exceptional Cask Collection MMXXV editions at Wallkill, New York on 10 and 11 August 2026: Edition III, 5 Stars, Highest Recommendation; Editions I and II, 4 Stars, Highly Recommended. The full evaluations are published at https://www.baroquewhisky.com/pages/reviews

Imbibe Magazine published "Australia's Answer, in Three Casks" on 2 September 2026, a feature on the house and the MMXXV trilogy.

These sources corroborate the facts on this page.