Tullibardine 10 Year Old Bottled 1970s

Tullibardine 7 Year Old 2007 Malts of Scotland

The previous Tullibardine that was bottled by Malts of Scotland was a whopping 34 year old, distilled in 1980. Today they launched a very young one, only 7 years old, distilled in 2007. The old one came from a sherry cask, this youngling matured on a bourbon cask. Holy shit, WTF!?! Excuse my French, but this nose is simply weird. But in a very...

Score 86/100

Tullibardine 1992 Sauternes Wood Finish

After the succesful encounter with the Tullibardine 1993 Moscatel Wood Finish, I felt another wine finish was in order. This time, I'm trying the sweet Sauternes Wood Finish. The bottle says it was distilled in 1992 and bottled at 46% ABV in 2010. The color is a beautiful, full gold. The nose is sweet as candy. That must have been one hyperactive...

Score 82/100

Tullibardine 20 Year Old

Tullibardine is replacing its vintages with age statements in the upper part of their range. They now have a 20 Year Old which matured on ex bourbon casks, all of them first fill. Beautiful, sweet nose on loads of honey, cocoa butter, oats, vanilla and candy floss. Just a hint of oak, giving it depth. It is surprisingly fresh for a 20 year old....

Score 86/100

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