Tullibardine 500 Sherry Cask Finish / 43% / 0.7l

In 2011, French company Picard Vins & Spiriteux acquired Tullibardine Distillery.

The contract included storage stocks, some of which were (allegedly) inferior quality distillates, not suitable for single malt edition. The French poured them into new barrels and two years later proposed a new commercial offer, including three so-called wood finishes: 500 Sherry, 225 Sauternes and 228 Burgundy (the numerical designations refer to the volume of the barrels used in the final maturation phase). Tullibardine 500 Sherry Finish, after basic maturation in fresh bourbon barrels, matured in 500-litre Pedro Ximénez sherry butt barrels for about a year.

Nose : spicy with strong sherry notes, Christmas fruitcake, cinnamon, pepper, mixed nuts, dark chocolate, brown sugar, orange peel and a hint of caramel.

Palate : sherry, raisins, almonds, vanilla cream, honey, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, dark chocolate, dried fruit and a trace of leather.

Finish : quite long and spicy, with notes of milk chocolate, orange jam, cherries, white pepper and cloves.