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Distillery : Tullibardine - Highlands
1st Fill Bourbon Casks and Sauternes Barriques Finish
Original Bottling
Core Range
Single Malt
Launched in 2013
Unchillfiltered
Totally Unpeated
This expression has been part of Tullibardine's regular range for a good ten years now. The label changed around 2020, but probably not the recipe. It is matured in first-fill Bourbon casks for 5 to 7 years, then finished for a year in Sauternes barriques from Château Suduiraut. These barriques hold 225 litres, hence the name.
Let's Taste It :
Mentholated freshness, ginger, egg custard. Génoise, brioche, with orange blossom. Chlorophyll, honeysuckle. Honey and marshmallow. Aqueous but pleasant on the palate, full of white fruits, plums and grapes, pineapple, little vinous and floral touches, creamy vanilla, treacle, quince jelly. Malted cereals. Barely perceptible spices. Relatively long, correct, pleasant finish, green apples, cola, mint julep, crushed almonds. Shortbread biscuits.
In Short,
I really liked it, the Sauternes brings a very pleasant fruity and sweet flavour, which erases the minor flaws of this rather young whisky. It's gourmand, it goes down well on its own, and it still has an identity. The price is right in general, but what bothers me is that it's becoming hard to find. Perhaps the distillery is considering discontinuing production? That would be a shame.
Score : 85
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Sunday (1994) - Tired Boy
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