Hobart’s acclaimed Sullivans Cove distillery is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the first in a series of limited releases.
Doing anything well for 25 years is no small feat, but in the ever-competitive new world whisky game, reaching such a milestone is cause for celebration. Fortunately, the folks at Tasmania’s Sullivans Cove distillery, winners of the World’s Best Single Malt in 2014 (the first ever outside Japan and Scotland) and World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt in 2018 and 2019, are celebrating in the very best way, with a series of limited-edition drops that would look lovely behind your home bar.
Founded in 1994 on the shores of Hobart’s Sullivans Cove, the distillery is the second longest running craft distillery in Australia and was the country’s first to gain “Liquid Gold” status in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. To mark its anniversary, the distillery is releasing limited-edition whisky bottlings, including its first dram, the Limited Edition Double Cask DC100, which marks the 100th batch of this award-winning single malt.
For this batch the distillery team has married several 18-year-old American oak ex-bourbon casks with two eleven-year-old French oak ex-tawny casks. The result is a whisky of incredible depth and texture due to the considerable age of the American oak casks, lifted by the bright sweetness of the French oak.
On the nose look for lots of banana cream pie, baked peaches, dried apple and ripe pineapples, along with vanilla bean, bay leaf, sweet malt, fine leather and an elegant floral note. On the palate you’ll find rich, sweet fruit, toffee apples, candied citrus peel and ripe plums as well as dark chocolate and beeswax, which bring an earthy element to the mix. Finally, the finish is bright with tropical fruits, earthier notes of malt grain and vanilla, and at the end a touch of sweetness and creaminess, making this the perfect addition to any budding whisky collection.
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