NED Grand Reward Australian Whisky
NED Grand Reward Australian Whisky
NED Grand Reward Australian Whisky
NED Grand Reward Australian Whisky
NED Grand Reward Australian Whisky
NED Grand Reward Australian Whisky

NED Grand Reward Australian Whisky

50% ALC/VOL | 700 ml

Regular price$119.95
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GOLD MEDAL AT SYDNEY ROYAL DISTILLED SPIRITS & GOLD MEDAL AT AUSTRALIAN DISTILLED SPIRITS AWARDS 2024.

The judges said: "Lovely soft nutty oak and vanilla on the nose, well integrated with spirit. Smells very true to style. Soft ripe fruit, lovely sweetness and texture through the palate backed up by really high quality oak character that lingers through the finish. Complex and very well executed."

NED Grand Reward is the pinnacle of the range, where exceptional whisky meets tawny cask elegance. The finest casks of NED Australian Whisky are extra matured in Tawny barrels, sourced from historic Kelly Country. Described by our distilling team as 'an iron fist in a velvet glove', it is our most luxurious and refined whisky yet.

Grand Reward is the culmination of years of innovation and experimentation. Driven by a want to create a whisky that truly represents Australia and its people, we looked to Kelly Country for inspiration. A large part of the Ned Kelly and Kelly Gang story took place in the north east Victorian highlands, between towns like Beechworth, Glenrowan and across the border in Jerilderie. It's from within this area that we source the barrels that make our utterly unique whisky.

THE WHISKY

This whisky utilises a very carefully hand-picked parcel of NED Australian Whisky barrels which are selected for their quality and complexity. They are then further matured in ex-Tawny casks until the vanilla, caramel and chocolate of the whisky and the dried fruits, Christmas cask and red berry notes of the cask are perfectly integrated.

Bottled at 50% - or 100 Proof on the American scale - we retain the power of the whisky and highlight the elegance of the sweetness. An iron fist in a velvet glove, a whisky to sip and savour.

We source our Tawny barrels from the Rutherglen region, Victorian high country that was well travelled by Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang. With diverse geography and abounding natural beauty, it in this same hills and flats of Kelly Country that these barrels once matured tawny fortified wine. Made in a similar style that Portugal's region-protected Port is made, the tawny produced here is rich and sweet, typically with notes of dried fruits, nuts, spice and toffee. After soaking into the barrel, our whisky draws this sweet fruitiness out of the wood and onto itself.

We believe it to be unique in Australia as a corn mash-bill whisky part or wholly matured in ex-Tawny casks, released as an ongoing concern.


Australia Delivery Fees
There is a flat $10 Australia-wide delivery fee and free shipping for orders over $125. Orders are sent via Australia Post eParcel. You will receive a tracking number, via email, once your order is shipped. Unfortunately we don’t deliver to PO boxes.

International Shipping
Currently we are unable to ship internationally, all orders require a valid Australian address. 

RETURNS POLICY
NED apparel – If the size you have ordered is incorrect or doesn’t fit, please contact us to arrange an exchange within 14 days. Please email us at info@nedwhisky.com.au.
To be eligible for an exchange, your item must be returned within 14 days of purchase, unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging. The return postage cost is the responsibility of the customer.  

REFUNDS 
Faulty goods are eligible for a refund or replacement. We can’t refund for a change of mind. Please email us at info@nedwhisky.com.au if your goods arrive damaged or faulty.

Please return your product to:
Top Shelf International (NED Whisky)
16-18 National Boulevard
Campbellfield 3061 Victoria
For more information email us at info@nedwhisky.com.au 

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GRAND REWARD
TASTING NOTES

Aroma: Rich and luxurious nose of ripe red berries, dried figs, creme caramel and milk chocolate. The luscious sweetness sits above gentle cereal notes which emerge with time in the glass.

Palate: A very silky texture, this glides onto the tongue and then coats the mouth. Raspberry, figs, raisin and almonds leading to forest floor, fruit-and-nut chocolate with a gentle spice providing structure.

Finish: Red berries and sweet nutty notes return, with a subtle backbone of cracked pepper and cereal notes.

Distillers' Comments: A dance of tawny sweetness and classic NED notes. Rarely does corn whisky receive a tawny cask finish and this is a very unique experience, the brightness of the spirit has given the sweetness of the cask a vibrant dexterity. The nose is a showstopper and the palate is very soft for 50%, the cereal notes of the whisky maintaining a structure and length that's both satisfying and moreish.

HOW WE MAKE GRAND REWARD

Australian GRAIN

Fermented and distilled at our distillery from 100% Australian corn, wheat and barley.

DOUBLE DISTILLED

Double distilled with every batch tasted by our distillers before it enters a barrel.

FINISHED IN TAWNY BARRELS

American white oak barrels and then ex-Tawny barrels from Kelly Country matured in Melbourne's dynamic climate.

REVIEWS & AWARDS FOR GRAND REWARD

GOLD MEDAL

Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show

GOLD MEDAL

2024 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards

SILVER MEDAL

World Whiskies Awards 2024

"NED at a higher ABV definitely sings, and there's a lot to like here... the tawny finish has been really well managed - it's not overbearing in the slightest."

LUKE MCCARTHY

OzWhiskyReview