Tullibardine 228 burgundy finish.

[sorren]

This is another bottling from the Highland distillery of Tullibardine. The core range contains a bourbon matured, sherry finish, Sauternes finish and this Burgundy finished whisky, matured in bourbon casks before spending around 12 months in a 228litre Red Burgundy wine casks from Chateau de Chassagne Montrachet.

Bottled at 43%Abv.

Nose.. A lovely fruity nose greets you, it is full of summer scents, raspberry, red and black berries, red grape, vanilla and a little orange peel.

Palate.. The palate continues on from the fruity nose, the fresh fruits along with vanilla, some toffee and a gentle spicy taste, apple pie with cinnamon and ginger, some almond and soft oak in the background.

Finish.. Smooth and full of fruity notes with a little spicy kick..

Thoughts.. This red wine finish really does compliment the Tullibardine whisky. It delivers a scrumptious sweet, easy drinking whisky, in no way overpowered by the wine finish, subtle layers make this intriguing. While remaining balanced and very enjoyable.

[Grant M]

I have to say I wasn't overly impressed with this, a little bitter, had some attractive fruit notes but I felt Tullibardine has tried to quickly inject the burgundy character into a young whisky, didn't do it for me and wont be a repeat buy.

[sorren]

Grant..
I agree with you in this is a young whisky in that it is probably not over 10-12 years and probably nearer the 10, but the extra year in the wine cask has done a fair bit of good, I do enjoy the " finish" whisky and this was no exception, but then if we all liked the same whisky it would be no fun at all 👍

[Bookie]

I found all 3 of the Tullibardine NAS cask finishes to be young and overpriced for what they are. I would put them as a mix of 5 to 8 year old. The Tullibardine 500 was a big disappointment for me, the 228 Burgundy was ok. I found the Tullibardine 225 the best of the bunch but even then not really worth its £40 price tag.