New Release
Sept 2026
The Phantom Dark Side
Intense chocolate and coffee notes upfront leading into a berry jaminess and sweet maltiness...

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New Release

The Phantom Dark Side

Limited - 150 Bottles

Nose
Wet tobacco, rum and raisin, chocolate fudge and wine gums. Notes of mocha intertwined with black Forrest cake.

Palate 
Intense chocolate and coffee notes upfront leading into a berry jaminess and sweet maltiness. Then comes the salt, the smoke and the earthiness. Perfect integration of PX casks, ale casks and a medium earthy peat smoke.

Finish 
Super long, thick and oily finish that keeps on giving…

500ml / 55%

Temptingly delicious premium Australian whisky made in the heart of Byron Bay

Welcome to Highwayman Whisky’s home page. A place for serious whisky lovers to explore everything about the first Byron Bay single malt whisky and the man behind it all, Dan Woolley.

Highwayman is the liquid library of Dan’s extensive global whisky adventures. On this page you can gain access to extremely rare and very sought-after whisky releases along with some great clothing, glassware and even bookings for masterclasses on site at Highwayman-HQ, where the whisky is made, with the man who makes it. Hope to share a Highwayman with you all soon….

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Hand made small batch Australian Whisky

Highwayman whisky is the hard work and lifelong commitment of Dan Woolley.

Dan has been one of the modern faces of whisky over the last ten years, holding one of the most sought-after Whisky ambassador roles in Australia. Throughout this role he travelled countless hours, covered thousands of Highway miles with a bag full of whisky, educating whisky lovers – He was the Highwayman of whisky. This role gave him a backstage pass to globally renown distilleries throughout Scotland (especially Islay), Kentucky, Tasmania and Japan. These journeys developed a deeper, hands on understanding of production and a huge passion for whisky maturation.

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Batch SC#01

Single PX

Spanish oak Pedro Ximinez cask

55%

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500ml

$299.00

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Batch #010

Autumn Hue

100L Apera then 4 x 20L Tawny

55%

/

500ml

$249.00

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Batch #09

Sticky Oak

French oak super heavy char Apera

55%

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500ml

$249.00

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Batch #08

Dark Horse

American oak ex bourbon

55%

/

500ml

$249.00

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