3
Expressions
3
With Tasting Notes
100%
Completeness
About
Australia's most decorated whisky distillery. French Oak Cask won World's Best Single Malt at World Whiskies Awards 2014 -- the first non-Scottish or Japanese whisky to do so. Small-batch, single-cask releases with meticulous wood management. Located in Cambridge, outside Hobart.
Production Details
Owner
Adams Distillery (previously)
Parent Company
Missing
Status
Active
Founded
1994
Still Type
Pot
Stills
3
Capacity
0.1M LPA
Water Source
Tasmanian highland rainwater
Core Range3
Sullivan's Cove American Oak Single CaskCore
NAS47.5% ABV$200-280
Single ex-bourbon American oak cask — approximately 13 years maturation, single cask bottling
4/4 Tasting
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Sight
Warm gold with honey-amber highlights; clean American oak colour from long ex-bourbon maturation
Smell
Gentle, sweet and earthy — apple juice, mandarin, nectarine, hay. Honeyed malt, vanilla, caramel. Stone fruit and white flowers. Powerful oak, leather, wood shavings. Approximately 13 years in ex-bourbon casks. Tasmanian terroir
Sip
Creamy body. Orchard fruit and vanilla, hint of spice and caramel on the back palate. Honeyed and elegant. Mahogany, nuts, gentle oak tannins. The ex-bourbon expression is lighter and more fruit-forward than the French Oak. Jim Murray Liquid Gold designation
Savor
Long finish. Honeyed and smooth. Vanilla, stone fruit, gentle oak persist. Clean Tasmanian character. Multiple Best Australian Single Malt awards and Jim Murray Liquid Gold status
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Greengrocer-Orchard (apple, mandarin, nectarine, stone fruit), Bakery (honey, malt, hay), Sweet Shop (vanilla, caramel), Furniture Maker (American oak, leather, mahogany), Garden Path (white flowers), Natural Foods (nuts)
Sullivan's Cove Double CaskCore
NAS45% ABV$80-140
Marriage of American oak (ex-bourbon) and French oak (ex-port/tawny) casks — non-chill filtered
4/4 Tasting
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Sight
Warm amber-gold; colour sits between the lighter American Oak and deeper French Oak single cask expressions
Smell
Soft fruit, ripe pears, honey, vanilla. A harmonious blend of American oak brightness and French oak depth. Caramel, gentle spice, floral notes. The most accessible Sullivan's Cove expression
Sip
Medium body. Honey, ripe pears, chocolate, caramel, vanilla. The marriage of two cask types gives balance — bourbon freshness meets port richness. Gently spiced palate. Approachable entry to Sullivan's Cove at a more accessible price point
Savor
Medium-long finish. Honey, vanilla, gentle spice, fruit. Balanced and satisfying. World Whiskies Awards Silver 2023 and 2024. The gateway Sullivan's Cove
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Bakery (honey, vanilla), Greengrocer-Orchard (ripe pears), Sweet Shop (chocolate, caramel), Furniture Maker (American + French oak), Natural Foods (gentle spice), Garden Path (floral)
Sullivan's Cove French Oak Single CaskCore
NAS47% ABV$250-400
Single French oak ex-port/tawny cask — minimum 12 years maturation, single cask bottling
4/4 Tasting
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Sight
Deep amber with rich copper-mahogany highlights; French oak port/tawny casks give significantly deeper colour than American Oak
Smell
Rich and aromatic — cedar incense, amber, sandalwood. Ripe fruit, honey, chocolate, oak spice. French oak's porous nature gives deep, complex aromatics from long maturation. The expression that won World's Best Single Malt in 2014 and 2019
Sip
Full body. Rich and complex — ripe fruit, vanilla, honey, dark chocolate. French oak tannins give structure and depth. Cedar, sandalwood, leather, spice. More intense and oak-driven than the American Oak. The whisky that proved Tasmania could beat Scotland
Savor
Very long finish. Cedar, chocolate, fruit, oak spice persist. Warm and enveloping. Won World's Best Single Malt at World Whiskies Awards 2014 (HH0525) and 2019 — first non-Scottish/Japanese to win
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Furniture Maker (French oak, cedar, sandalwood, leather), Sweet Shop (dark chocolate, honey), Greengrocer-Orchard (ripe fruit), Bakery (vanilla), Pub/Bar (port/tawny), Natural Foods (spice)