Tullibardine 1975

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 500 Sherry Finish

Tullibardine finished their single malt on a 500 litre sherry butt (hence the name of this release), which previously contained the king of sherry: Pedro Ximenez. No word on age or vintage, though. Ha! I just put my nose in the glass and immediately I am transported to the fairground. Pomme d’Amour (which translates into apples of love and sounds...

Score 84/100

Tullibardine 228 Burgundy Finish

Next to the 225 there is now also the 228 from Tullibardine. It is their Sovereign, the bourbon matured entry level malt, but finished on Burgundy red wine casks. It was a cask of 228 litres, from which this release takes its name. Notice that these new releases have no age statement. The nose starts off very spicy. Think nutmeg and cloves....

Score 83/100

Tullibardine 5 Year Old

Being young whisky is not a bad thing. But not in this case. This whisky is just not that vibrant and exiting. Unbalanced. Not a disaster by any means, but simple and not interesting.

Score 76/100