Tullibardine 10 Year Old Bottled 1980s 75cl

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 1975

Tullibardine from the 1970s: I have not tried many. The only two – both from 1973 – were tasted at a friend’s birthday party (he was born in 1973). Now I have a Tullibardine 1975 in my glass, an official release from 2007. The nose is succulent off the bat: fruity and sweet, but it does not last long. Quickly some notes of hay and wood shavings...

Score 87/100

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 5 Year Old Dram Mor

This is a very young Tullibardine, bottled by Scottish independent bottler Dram Mor. It matured for only 5 years on a 1st fill ex-oloroso sherry cask, which explains its tan. Interesting nose. Sweet, of course, on figs, plums and even some chewing tobacco, but on the other hand also quite umami and somewhat dirty. Umami in the sense that I have...

Score 88/100