Tullibardine 228 Burgundy Finish

Tullibardine 5 Year Old 2015 Brachadair

This Tullibardine is only 5 years old and is also at a cask strength of almost 66%. WTF!? Young and hot, right? Sounds like the title of a second-rate erotic station novel. Belgian bottler Brachadair made a bold choice with this release in my opinion. FYI: it matured on an ex-Koval cask! Koval is that craft distillery in the heart of Chicago, IL,...

Score 84/100

Tullibardine 1993

A new week, a new distillery. This week the Tullibardine distillery #62. The whisky: a light straw colour (no colour added) and nice long legs in the glass Nose: Spirituous, cardboard, soft fruity notes, whiffs of white spirit, scents of fermenting rice (sake) and a touch of rubber. Mouth: Slightly waxy body, touch of vanilla, a dash of milk,...

Score 76/100

Tullibardine 225 Sauternes Finish

A little over a year ago, Tullibardine decided to give their core range an overhaul. The entry level malt became the Tullibardine Souvereign that matured solely on bourbon casks. But they took it to the next level by ginving this single malt an extra finish on wine casks. In the case of the 225, it was a Sauternes Premier Cru cask of 225 liter,...

Score 82/100

Tullibardine 1992 Sauternes Wood Finish

After the succesful encounter with the Tullibardine 1993 Moscatel Wood Finish, I felt another wine finish was in order. This time, I'm trying the sweet Sauternes Wood Finish. The bottle says it was distilled in 1992 and bottled at 46% ABV in 2010. The color is a beautiful, full gold. The nose is sweet as candy. That must have been one hyperactive...

Score 82/100