Tomatin
Cask Strength
- 57.5
- 70cl
- Taste: 2
- Speyside
Tomatin Distillery is situated in the Monadhliath Mountains just south of Inverness. Initially founded in 1897 as the Tomatin Spey Distillery Co. Ltd, they faced challenges due to the economic downturn and the impact of World War I. However, they ultimately began to thrive, at one point becoming Scotland's biggest malt distillery. In the mid-1980s, the company faced liquidation, prompting a takeover by the Japanese conglomerate Takara Shuzo, which remains...
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Tomatin Distillery is situated in the Monadhliath Mountains just south of Inverness. Initially founded in 1897 as the Tomatin Spey Distillery Co. Ltd, they faced challenges due to the economic downturn and the impact of World War I. However, they ultimately began to thrive, at one point becoming Scotland's biggest malt distillery. In the mid-1980s, the company faced liquidation, prompting a takeover by the Japanese conglomerate Takara Shuzo, which remains the owner of Tomatin to this day.
Today, they are a little smaller, producing a light bodied spirit or, as they put it, delicate flavours and a rich and mellow style. Alongside the Tomatin range, the distillery also produces Cu Bocan. This is a lightly peated single malt, which is only produced for a week in the winter period.
Tomatin Cask Strength forms part of the distillery's core range of single malt whiskies. Each bottling from the core range is matured in different cask types, bursting with flavour and unique characteristics.
The Cask Strength Edition is Tomatin's most vivacious expression, yet still retains their characteristically rich and sweet undertones. Matured in a classic combination of first fill ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso Sherry casks, aromas of golden syrup and ginger biscuits prevail while flavours of malt loaf and marzipan lead to a dry, lingering spicy finish.
Tasting Notes
Aroma - Golden syrup, orange and lemon. Pears, walnuts, ginger biscuits.
Palate - Marzipan, burnt sugar, toasted malt loaf, chestnuts, polished leather, vanilla and flavoured tobacco.
Finish - Dry with developing spiciness.
Today, they are a little smaller, producing a light bodied spirit or, as they put it, delicate flavours and a rich and mellow style. Alongside the Tomatin range, the distillery also produces Cu Bocan. This is a lightly peated single malt, which is only produced for a week in the winter period.
Tomatin Cask Strength forms part of the distillery's core range of single malt whiskies. Each bottling from the core range is matured in different cask types, bursting with flavour and unique characteristics.
The Cask Strength Edition is Tomatin's most vivacious expression, yet still retains their characteristically rich and sweet undertones. Matured in a classic combination of first fill ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso Sherry casks, aromas of golden syrup and ginger biscuits prevail while flavours of malt loaf and marzipan lead to a dry, lingering spicy finish.
Tasting Notes
Aroma - Golden syrup, orange and lemon. Pears, walnuts, ginger biscuits.
Palate - Marzipan, burnt sugar, toasted malt loaf, chestnuts, polished leather, vanilla and flavoured tobacco.
Finish - Dry with developing spiciness.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig