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Whisky 2016 – 137-139 Back in Melbourne

To celebrate(?) being back home I had three pretty rare Australian whiskies. The Sullivan’s Cove TD0060 is an important Australian whisky as it was the first whisky to be distilled and bottled under the ownership of Tasmania Distillery. Unfortunately, I was a little underwhelmed by it. There was no real complexity or depth, drinking alongside a 3 year old Timboon it really did not stand up. The Southern Coast, again for me drinks as some of Australia’s best whisky. 

137 – Sullivan’s Cove Barrel American Oak TD0060
Floral, yeasty, tinned pineapple, pavlova. Marzipan, clove, raw dough, salt, bitter herbs, sultanas.

138 – Timboon Barrel 9 57%
Coffee, rhubarb, red cordial. Brown sugar, clove, melted butter, hazelnuts, poached rhubarb, sarsaparilla, banana bread.

139 – Malt Whisky Society of Australia Southern Coast Distillers Cask 48
Honey, brown sugar, wood, chicos, malt. Maple syrup, strawberry jam, buttered toast, salt, creme brûlée, tobacco and vanilla.

Whisky 2016 – 82-83

82 – Douglas Laing’s Old Particular Ben Nevis 18
Fruit tingles, fake vanilla, marshmallows, jersey caramel. Green grass, slight smoke(this is probably because a tasting is going on and they are burning something), caramel, mango, grilled pineapple, bitter orange zest.

83 – The Odd Whisky Coy Southern Coast 2011 American Oak
Wooden, chocolate milk, turps, salt, cloves, malted vanilla milkshake. Malted chocolate milk, salty, milky and malty (repeats), slight tropical fruit.