Tullibardine Sovereign Bourbon Cask

Tullibardine 6 Year Old 2015 Klubb23 for Nico Keysers

The Belgian bottler Klubb23 bottled this young Tullibardine, aged in a port cask, for Nico Keysers, a biker. The label says it all: One life – Live it! Only 40 bottles were filled. I'm expecting a sweet Tulli given the porto cask, right? Yes, on the nose it is already a party. Chocolate, brown bread, dried figs, wet wool (really) and molded...

Score 85/100

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 22 Year Old 1993 Highland Laird

Tullibardine, along the A9 halfway between Stirling and Perth, is sometimes called the ugly duck among distilleries. It looks like building blocks without a pagoda. But that says little – actually nothing – about the quality of their spirit. This one was distilled in 1993 and bottled at cask strength in Bartel Rawlings International’s Highland...

Score 83/100

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