Tullibardine 228 Burgundy Cask Finish (43%, OB, 2016)
- Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky
- Origin: Tullibardine Distillery
- Bottling: Picard Vins & Spiritueux
- ABV: 43%
- Cost: £40.63
What they say:
This is a delicious whisky from Tullibardine, released in 2013. It sees the Highland whisky finished for 12 months in 228-litre Red Burgundy wine casks from Chateau de Chassagne Montrachet.
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose: Spiced, with notes of red berry fruit, vanilla and toasted oak.
Palate: Creamy, nutty palate entry with notes of sweet custard, apple peel, red berries and orange blossom honey.
Finish: Long finish with plum jam and allspice.
Overall: Spiced and rich with a delicious influence from the red wine casks.
What I say:
The superb Tullibardine 228 Burgundy finish – finally a red wine-finish making it into stable expressions, according to the distillery this one is selling like hot-cakes!
Colour:
Rich ruby amber (11/20)
Nose:
Spied and tannic, red berry fruits, strawberry, raspberry and cherries, cinnamon and nutmeg, tannic tea, suede leather, crème brulee
Taste:
Smooth and initially creamy vanilla turns into strawberries and cream, scones with jam and clotted cream, mixed berry/woodland fruits, bramble jam, Morello cherries,
Finish:
Medium-long, blackcurrant cordial, plum and cinnamon preserve, oak wood and tannic tea
Overall:
A good red wine finish edition from Tullibardine. This brings all the right red fruit elements and a little tannic bite to the vanilla and cereal backbone from Tullibardine.
Score: 83/100
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Categories: Highland, Tullibardine
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