Sullivans Cove American Oak HH0316, 17-Year-Old Single Malt Tasmanian Whisky, 47.5%

If Heather Tillott at Australia’s Sullivans Cove isn’t the best whisky maker in the world, then she is indubitably within a pantheon of the very greatest! Amongst the finest of the creations that Heather and her team shepherd into the world are their single cask offerings, particularly those from French or American oak. This bottling, one of the longest-aged Australian whiskies ever to have been made, shows exceptional depth, supreme complexity, and impeccable balance. The maltiness is impishly oily, the wood is luxuriously sweet and nutty, whilst the finish is - frankly - grin-inducing.

Rob Whitehead, Spirits Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Febuary 2023)