Stone Toasting: A New Way to Toast Whisky Casks
Coopers have used everything from torches to infrared lamps to toast the inside of barrels. Now, a technique pioneered by the wine industry is making… Read More
Tullibardine
Tullibardine Brings Out 18 Year Old
Tullibardine has released Tullibardine 18 Year Old – an 18-year-old single malt – to their Signature collection. Tullibardine 18 Year Old was initially matured in both first-fill bourbon as well as sherry casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to offer notes of brown sugar, caramel, cinnamon, cream soda, ginger, […]
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A New Golden Age for Scotch Whisky?
The Scotch Whisky industry is roaring along, setting new records for sales every year as the global demand for whisky continues to grow. The last… Read More
Inbox / The Week’s Whisky News (December 2, 2022)
Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky an…
Inbox / The Week’s Whisky News (August 5, 2022)
Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky an…
Tullibardine 500
My favourite of the tasting – I guess no surprises there! I guess like the whole range I felt this was a bit safe and unchallenging. I’d prefer a bit more strength or depth to some of the finishing flavours – but perhaps that’s just my palate and predi…
Tullibardine 228
Revisiting the Tullibardine 228, albeit in it’s revised packaging I was slightly underwhelmed with this expression compared to my first experience. Perhaps it was due to following the sweetness of the 225? I didn’t feel this had quite as much of the re…
Tullibardine 225
from Tullibardine’s spirit. This one seems quite light on the impact of the finishing cask and I found myself wishing it went a little further, the end result is a sweeter and fruitier dram with a touch more woody spices too. 81/100
Tullibardine Sovereign
Good texture and rounded with a good balance between fruit and oak wood before drier and spicier elements add interest. Perhaps a shade of spirit nature belies the youthfulness on the palate. 80/100
The Whisky Boys – Getting Some Normality Back
Both Nicola and I have recently felt that the Whisky world is slowly coming out of its slumber. More bars are opening, distillery tours in many distilleries have restarted, great news...
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