Official tasting notes
Nose: Entry is rich and full, sitting forward in the nasal cavity. Opening up to baked cinnamon apples, crème caramel and blackcurrant. Time in the glass brings a flinty minerality, petrichor. The mid is dark and brooding with black forest gateau, creamy coffee and chocolate truffles, while the top brings lightness: green apple skins, jersey caramels and sticky date pudding sauce. The toasty Australian Tawny and the complex spice from the French Oak finds itself incredibly well integrated – an almost undetectable tingle, present as warmth and depth.
Palate: The nose moves gently to the palate, and we are greeted by Sullivans Cove spirit character providing an initial fresh burst of tropical fruit that quickly deepens to raisin toast, barbeque drippings and burnt ends. A pause is found before the mid palate expresses fresh mandarin, red liquorice, walnuts and baking spices – spirit, pre-fill and oak all present and lively, blink and you will miss the movements between them as they intermingle and flow in and out of each other. On the back palate we are greeted with the lift and layering of fine tannins and beautifully integrated oak spice, elevating the notes of musk and bread crusts, a malty note emerges as Sullivans Coves oily and viscous spirit carries flavour to the finish.
Finish: The finish is rich and deep with most fruit left behind in the nose and palate. Dark chocolate and dates dipped in almond butter find chocolate malt milkshakes and cacao nibs resting in the centre. The finish tails off with generous length and leaves chocolate covered coffee beans.
Sullivans Cove 8 Year Old French Oak Ex-Tawny Cask TD0404 700ml 49.1%
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A ballot release – ex-tawny cask that yielded 318 bottles.
Details
700ml: 49.1%alc
Age: 8 years, 9 months
Region: Cambridge, Tasmania
Cask type: French Oak
Bottler: Sullivans Cove Distillery
Cask No: TD0404
Filled on: 16th of July 2013
Decanted on: 12th of May 2022
Release Date: August 2022
Individually Numbered.
Description:
Released in August 2022 via ballot, this French Oak ex-tawny (port) cask TD0404 was distilled in July 2013 during the Tasmania Distillery (TD) era under head distiller Patrick Maguire, and then decanted in May 2022 for a maturation of over 8 years in a single, first-fill 200L ex-Tawny, French oak cask. The whisky received exceptional scores for taste, texture and balance from the Sullivans Cove tasting panel. Bottled unflocked and unfiltered at 49.1% abv this cask produced a mere 318 bottles.
Miranda Lidgerwood, Sensory and Marketing at Sullivans Cove comments;
“A deep dive into the furthest chasms of Sullivans Cove, surrounded by 4 walls of French Oak ex-Tawny. It’s not often we see the youthful nature of Sullivans Cove, and it is exciting that TD0404 showcases the wide breadth that Sullivans Cove spirit can offer. This cask serves as a reminder that quality standards aren’t being skimped out on, the skill of the Sullivans Coves distillers, and their commitment to their philosophy is clearly represented here: Be it 8 years old or 20+, Sullivans Cove will bottle the whisky when it is ready.”
Sullivans Cove French oak ex-Tawny has become one of the most sought-after whiskies in the world, and the bottle that put the Australian whisky industry on the map after winning World’s Best Whisky at the World Whiskies Awards in 2014 and 2019.
Limited to 1 per Customer
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