Tullibardine 500
The Tullibardine 500 is based on the Tullibardine Sovereign and undergoes a 12-month finish in a classic sherry cask, which should be familiar to any whisky enthusiast.
The panel
Mean 64.0 · spread 2
Value for money 3/5
- Distillery
- Tullibardine
- Type
- Single Malt
- Region
- Highlands
- Country
- Scotland
- Strength
- 43% ABV
- Character
- mellow
Tasting
Nose
Vanilla and malt open the nose of this Highland whisky. A hint of sherry paired with butterscotch merges with fermented fruit (apple, pear), giving it a slightly acidic flavour.
Palate
The whisky is soft and creamy, almost watery on the tongue. The classic fig and date flavours from the sherry cask would round off the taste well if it weren't for the disturbing ethanol note. Too bad.
Finish
Unfortunately, the 500's finish is short and bitter.
Verdicts
Marcel
Unfortunately, the Tullibardine 500 comes across as somewhat thin, with the sherry influence remaining rather subtle. Despite a slight improvement in quality compared to the Sovereign, it lacks the character that truly makes drinking it enjoyable – I would have hoped for more depth and warmth here.
Sascha
From a structural standpoint, the Tullibardine 500 feels unbalanced and weakly defined, with the sherry finish staying superficial. The distracting ethanol note and the short, bitter finish undermine the harmony, so the cask finish only marginally enhances the whisky’s potential.
What it is worth
We do not yet hold bottle-level auction results — that sits behind Whisky Hunter’s authenticated feed. What follows is the market for Tullibardine as a whole, which sets the weather for this bottling without pricing it.
Latest mean bid £68 across 95 lots · 2024-08