Nose: vanilla, plums, blood oranges, cherries in alcohol. All very light and delicate. Palate: milk chocolate, honey, perhaps a little too caramel (I can't find the phrase "natural color" on the bottle: that they have exaggerated? Already the color makes you doubt it). Final: medium-short, sweet, with honey and milk chocolate, which after a few moments turns into caramel and cotton candy. Good, nothing to say, and in my opinion with the perfect alcohol content of 43%. Very sweet. Too bad for too much caramel that prevents it from having a higher rating. Rating 4.0 ______________________________________________________________ Naso: vaniglia, prugne, arance rosse, ciliegie sotto spirito. Il tutto molto leggero. Palato: cioccolato al latte, miele, forse un po’ troppo caramello (non trovo sulla bottiglia la frase “natural color”: che abbiano esagerato? Già il colore qualche dubbio lo fa venire). Finale: medio-corto, dolce, al miele e cioccolato al latte, che si trasforma dopo qualche istante in caramello e zucchero filato. Buono, nulla da dire, e secondo me con la gradazione perfetta di 43%. Molto dolce. Peccato per il troppo caramello che gli impedisce di avere una valutazione più alta. Voto 4,0
About this bottle
Tullibardine has gone through a recent relaunch and the new 20 and 25 year bottlings have been brought in to replace previous vintage bottlings. This 20-year-old single malt is aged entirely in first-fill bourbon casks.
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Lots and lots of honey with vanilla bringing up the rear, hint of white pepper and gingerbreadish type character with a nice balance of oakiness to round it out. Lovely viscosity really holds the flavour on the palate and translates to a long gentle finish. Nothing particularly unique but a good solid ex bourbon cask 20 year. The use of solely first fill casks really shines through. $120 is a decent price. Solid 4 rounding up to early to mid 4's once value for money is factored in.
Great stuff, and truly one of the better whiskies I've tasted - if you can't enjoy this, scotch might not be for you. The nose is incredibly complex; fruity, herbaceous, and a generous dose of caramel and vanilla. The palate is wonderful, with oak and salt - you almost feel like you're biting into a warm and baked butter cookie. The finish is long and lingers in your tongue for minutes on end. All in all quite wonderful and accomplished.
Très agréable au nez avec des arômes sucrées de vanille et de noisette. Toutefois, le goût n’était pas au rendez-vous. J’ai trouvé désagréable le goût prononcé d’alcool.
툴리바딘 20년 (43%) 퍼스트필 버번 향 : 진한 바닐라향, 프레쉬 우드, 약간의 금속향, 꿀 맛 : 가벼움, 스파이시가 거의 없음, 오래 머금어도 타격이 없음, 꿀맛, 꽃의 달달한 맛, 후추! 피니쉬 : 바닐라, 우디함 후추향과 맛은 시음노트에서 보기만 했었는데 제대로 첨 느껴봤네요👍
I got nose of floral banana. Good flavor of caramel and vanilla. A little Narrow but opened and rounded really nicely with dropper
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