Tullibardine 225 Sauternes Finish

Honey and pistachio pastry in the aroma. Fruit cup and apricots, pineapple in syrup flavour chased by a dash of spice. A nice quaff but not as impressive or interesting as the concept sounds.

On the nose you have a joint selfie of melon and vanilla – with bread photobombing the view. But the palate is more focused: delicious French pastries and freshly cut fruit. Quite tannic and warming.

A light and fruity nose along with honey and citrus. The sweetness carries over onto the palate delivering oak, cinnamon and fruit. As it finishes, the palate is left with black pepper, cinnamon spice and oak. A good dessert whisky. Paired with pumpkin pear cobbler, buckwheat crumbs, cracker jack gelato, butterscotch bacon and sage. [85/100][Tasted: 9/18/14 @ Whisky on the Hudson; 1/31/16 @ Eat Mosaic]