Tullibardine 5 Year Old

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 1993 Connoisseur's Choice

Generally I'm not a big fan of the lighter malt style but this has something very different and intriguing about it. The strongest initial aroma is that of cereal and even wheat. Then freshly cut grass and hay, followed by a sweet nuttiness to it. It's different to any of the traditional 'light' malts I've previously tried. With a bit of time the...

Score 75/100

Tullibardine 1993 Sauterne Wood Finish

Tullibardine has already released three vintages on Sauterne Wood (that should read Sauternes with an ‘s’ at the end of course): a 13 Year Old bottled in 2006, this 15 Year Old bottled in 2008 and a 16 Year Old bottled in 2010, which I have tried (and liked) already. The nose is very fresh. It is spring in the glass. Soft and oily with all kinds...

Score 85/100

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