The first cask of Sullivans Cove American Oak Tawny, TD0074, has been bottled at 47.5% abv and is limited to 488 bottles.

It has notes of cherry blossom, dried apples, and liquorice for a “sweet, aromatic and broad nose”.

Sullivans Cove head distiller Patrick Maguire said: “When we filled these casks about a decade ago, we had already seen good results from American oak Bourbon and French oak tawny casks, so we thought it was time to experiment with different kinds of oak. We couldn’t be happier with the results.

“We’ve laid more down recently but they won’t be ready for at least ten years, so this is a great opportunity to try some of our early successes.”

The new expression is the first to launch as part of a New Label series, which will see “several exciting new whisky styles” released in the coming years. The distillery plan to launch American and French oak variations, and special editions of Double Cask.

The new bottlings will sit within Sullivans Cove’s core range of French Oak Single Cask, American Oak Single Cask, and Double Cask.

The first cask of Sullivans Cove American Oak Tawny will be made available to subscribers of the distillery’s mailing list first, with any remaining stock released to the public at a later date. It is priced at AU$400 per 700ml bottle.

About Sullivans Cove Distillery

Sullivans Cove Distillery was established in 1994 at its original location at the old brickworks at Sullivans Cove, making it the second oldest whisky distillery in Tasmania. In the early days, the reputation of Sullivans Cove was poor, to say the least, but in 1999 new ownership vastly improved the quality of the whisky being produced. Sullivans Cove Tasmanian Single Malt is a multi-award winning, small batch, luxury whisky made from Tasmanian barley and pure Tasmanian water

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