Tomatin 1964 Bottled 1990s Spirit of Scotland Gordon & Macphail

Tomatin 1988

In April of last year, this Tomatin 1988 was added to the core range. It will be released in batches. Batch 2 has just been released, but I will try the first release. It is a Tomatin that matured for 25 years on bourbon and port casks. Wonderfully light, but very fruity nose on apples, pears, citrus, pineapple and strawberries with loads of icing...

Score 86/100

Tomatin Wood

In their new series ‘Five Virtues’, Tomatin offers some NAS releases, cut to 46%. The series consists of the Earth, Fire, Metal, Water and Wood. I had the chance to pick up two of those and will put them head-to-head. I’ll start with the Wood, followed by the Fire. The wood is a mix of Tomatin matured on French (70%), American (20%) and Hungarian...

Score 83/100

Tomatin Cu Bocan Virgin Oak

One of the NAS offerings from Tomatin that allows the distillery to put to use some of its younger whiskies. Despite the lame marketing ploy to associate this dram with a legend of a hell hound (Cu Bocan), this is a very well made whisky that deserves serious attention. The nose is especially enjoyable. "Fully matured in virgin oak"...

Score 86/100

Tomatin 35 Year Old 1978 Small Batch Cadenhead

When the Tomatin Distillery was taken over by Takara, Shuzo & Okura in 1986, it was the first distillery to come into the hands of a Japanese country. In the 1970s, when the whisky we are about to taste was distilled, Tomatin was one of the big players with its 23 stills and a capacity of 12 million liters per annum. Today only half of the...

Score 89/100