French Oak Second Fill
TD0078

” Sullivans Cove, in my opinion, really nails gentle maturation. For this spirit to still hold its own after almost 16 years is phenomenal. An elegant and classy dram.”

-Ray Daniel, Barrel and Batch Whisky.

 We begin the new year with a whisky worthy of being our first release of 2022: French Oak Second Fill TD0078, aged for 15 years and 6 months in a cask previously used to mature one of our ex-Tawny releases. TD0078 exemplifies why our second fill releases are so highly celebrated, allowing long term maturation without the influence of the cask overtaking the character of the spirit. TD0078 is a wonderful way to experience the Sullivans Cove spirit alongside the lighter spice and herbal notes from the French oak.

Tasting Notes

A very classic Sullivans note of pine forest and rich glacé pineapple is complimented by gingerbread and biscuits, filling the breadth of the nose.

A lovely coastal, saline air note comes to the front, with just a hint of nori. The palate is sweet and full; buttery biscuits start the flavour wheel rolling, and then we find light liquorice, fennel honey, baked apple, dried apricots, sultanas, and salty pineapple. The finish begins with double cream and a big burst of guava and feijoa, with muscatels and a wave of ripe cantaloupe seeing it out.

Second fill French oak offers a lovely savoury herbal mix, giving soft structure and rounding out this beautifully complex whisky.”

TD0078 will be released via ballot on Monday, 17 January 2022. The ballot will open for 24 hours from 10AM Hobart time on 17 January 2022. Further details, with a link to enter the ballot will be sent via email prior to the ballot opening.

A note on our ballot system 

Our policy is one entry per person, per household. Our fraud detection algorithm detects multiple entries and removes them to ensure our whisky lands in the hands of our genuine supporters, so to ensure your entry counts, please enter once only. We appreciate your continued support and understand the disappointment in missing out on our incredibly limited whisky releases. We want you to know that if you miss out on a release, the chance of your success in a future ballot will continue to increase until you secure a bottle. While we can never guarantee success in specific ballots, we do everything we can to ensure our whiskies make their way into the hands of our loyal supporters. If you have any questions around our ballot process, you can email us at info@sullivanscove.com Successful entries will be notified shortly after the ballot closes.