Tullibardine 14 Years Old 2006 Rum Finish

By Barry Bradford on August 3, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Tullibardine 14 Years Old 2006 Rum Finish (55.7%, LOTG, Rum Barrel #36, 218 Bottles, 2020)c

ABV: 55.7%
Age: 14 Years old
Bottling: Lady of the Glen, Rum cask finish, Cask #36, 218 Bottles
Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky
Cost: £85
Origin: Tullibardine distillery
Vintage: 2006

What they say

With origins dating back to 1947; the Tullibardine Distillery made a triumphant return to the Highlands from its mothballed status in 2003. In 2013, we were delighted to acquire a traditional Bourbon cask distilled on the 13th of April 2006; and decided that the lightly floral and oily nature of the distillate was perfectly suited to an extended finish in a rum cask. Seven years on, we are delighted with the resulting goldenrod coloured whisky, which was bottled at cask strength on the 29th of May 2020.

Official tasting notes:

On the Nose Dessert notes of pineapple tart, custard creams and brown sugar sweetness. Floral notes of lilac and rose.
On the Palate Soft and gentle at first with developing sweet and spicy notes of white chocolate and cinnamon.
Finish Long and satisfying with a walnut whip and brandy cream character, with developing buttery toast.

What I say

Distilled at Tullibardine in 2006 and matured for 7 years in an ex bourbon barrel before being one of the first re-racks by Lady of the Glen into an ex-Rum barrel for a further 7 years of maturation.

My tasting notes:

Appearance: Champagne gold (5/20), fine tears and long ultra-fine legs.
Nose: Sweet and floral, pineapple upside down cake, apricot jam, peach cobbler, thick cloying syrupy, heather honey, floral, vanilla and rose white chocolate.
Taste: Sweet, sugary, syrupy, masses of vanilla, peach and apricot, tropical fruits, mango, guava, pineapple, maple syrup, white chocolate buttons, creamier with water, white chocolate dipped strawberries.
Finish: Long, sweet and oaked, buttercream icing, milk chocolate, hazelnut and red berry fruits.

Overall

A real sweet-tooth’s delight, the 7 years in ex-Rum has dolloped dessert all over this whisky. A little like ice-cream with a dram poured over it the whisky starts to seep out of this later displaying a great balance between initial and later cask maturations.