Sullivans Cove Single Cask French Oak Barrel TD0114 12 Year Old Single Malt Australian Whisky (700ml) - Liquor Library and LMDW Bottling

Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured.

268 bottles made up the total outturn of this middle-aged Sullivans Cove, matured for 12 years in a 225L French oak barrique previously used to mature Australian white wine. It is all the more unusual for being a European exclusive, specially selected for the Liquor Library and the French retailer, LMDW. Of note to collectors is the TD vs HH tags applied to each cask type filled. HH refers to Highland Holdings, the company that owned Sullivans Cove from 1999 until 2003/04, whereas the TD symbol suggests ‘Tasmania Distillery’, the name of the distillery from 2004 until 2016. Barrels filled since 2016 appear under the ‘SC’ tag. 58% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

Other reviews....
Well, not exactly Australia, that would rather be Tasmania. Comes with a funny Arcimboldo-esque label. Like Sullivan’s Cove, so high hopes here. Colour: amber. Nose: yeah, very world, with a lot of brioche, pumpernickel, wholegrain breads, beers, sourdough, orange-flavoured gingerbread, whiffs of woodruff (which I cherish), mullein, hazelnut bread… How could anyone be against this? With water: some oak, balsam, banana skin, sawn plywood (nothing bad, we’re not at Ikea’s), furniture polish, nutmeg… Mouth (neat): perhaps a bit too spicy/oaky for European palates, so rather wood-dominated, but all the rest is superb, with notes of dried pineapples, violets, pomelos, pink grapefruit (huge), juniper, sloe… With water: careful, too much water will make it very woody (yeah, Ikea-y). In truth water’s hard to handle here, while 58% vol. are a lot. It is a matter of conscience, brothers and sisters. Finish: long, bready, molassy, spicy. More crazy pumpernickel, in other words. Comments: love these. They’re unbalanced and totally oak-dominated, but so was Frank Zappa (S., ????) 86 points - whiskyfun.com