Tasting Notes

Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.

The Firkin 49 Tullibardine

Country: Scotland

Region: Highlands

Type: Single Malt

Bottler: The Firkin Whisky Co.

ABV: 48.9%

Score: 92 Points

The Firkin 49 Tullibardine Single Cask. Image courtesy The Firkin Whisky Company.This is an 8-year-old single cask distilled at Tullibardine in 2011 (the “49” refers to both Tullibardine’s opening in 1949 and the birth year of one of Firkin’s founders) and matured in a combination of Oloroso and Amontillado Sherry casks over the years. The nose is fruity with touches of peaches, oak, brown sugar, and a malty sweetness. The taste has a good balance of cinnamon with sweeter notes of butterscotch, peaches, toffee, and a hint of oak. The finish is long, well-balanced, and complex. (March, 2020)