Sullivans Cove has unveiled American Oak Tawny Single Cask TD0309. Distilled in August of 2008 and decanted in March of this 12 months, the 13.5 year-old Australian whisky was matured in a single 300L American oak cask beforehand used to mature Australian tawny fortified wine. Bottled at 47.5% ABV, simply 439 bottles have been produced.
“The drive and flavour that this American Oak ex-Tawny cask supplied is to not be understated, however there’s much more to say of the oiliness and relentless chewy return of the Sullivans Cove spirit,” mentioned Miranda Lidgerwood, Sensory & Advertising and marketing. “This can be a whisky with critical spine and a broad, wealthy flavour profile. Sullivans Cove spirit, dropped at you within the wrappings of toasty Australian tawny, and 13 years of cautious maturation. Each of those fighters refuse to go down, and the bell simply retains tolling. One other spherical!”
On the nostril, the whisky is darkish and brooding. Storm clouds of Dutch cocoa powder loom over an engine oil ocean. Notes of chocolate coated goji berries mingle with rum, wine, tobacco, candied ginger, glacé cherries, and brown sugar syrup, which relaxation atop a base of golden kiwi, sesame crackers, and uncooked peanuts. The palate delivers oak and tannin from the Tawny cask, alongside chocolate coated popcorn, rosehip oil and cappuccino foam, which sit above a mattress of autumn leaves and chewy malt. The end is extraordinarily beneficiant in size with Medjool dates, roasted hazelnuts, and darkish chocolate arriving alongside inexperienced peppercorn and toasty notes.
The poll for Sullivans Cove American Oak Tawny Single Cask TD0309 will open for twenty-four hours from 10am Hobart time on Tuesday twenty sixth of July. The whisky is priced at $400 AUD and just one entry per individual is permitted.
To enter, head over to the model’s official web site.
