Sullivan's Cove Double Cask

Tasmanian Whisky from Sullivan's Cove Distillery

Sullivan's Cove is at the heart of a vibrant renewal of whisky distilling on the Australian island of Tasmania. A British penal colony in the early 18th century, it was awash with illicit stills before outright prohibition was declared and lasted 150 years. The 1990s brought the re-birth of distilleries, with Sullivan's Cove established in 1994 at Hobart. It changed hands in 2003 and everything was moved to it's new location at Cambridge. Despite getting off to a rocky start with immature whisky releases, its malts are now getting high international acclaim, receiving multiple prestigious awards.

This Double Cask release (DC080) is a marriage of a three American Oak, ex-bourbon barrels and two French Oak, ex-Australian port barrels, producing 1556 bottles. The youngest barrel is just under 15 years. It's "Distilled with Conviction" and bottled non-chill filtered at 40% ABV.