Tomatin 1976 34 Year Old Sherry Cask The Whisky Agency

Tomatin 19 Year Old 1994 Chester

The Tomatin distillery lies halfway between Aviemore and Inverness at a height of 315 meters in the Monadhliath Mountains and is in Japanese hands. This indie bottling from Chester matured for 19 years on an ex-bourbon cask and is rather pale. The nose is creamy, almost fat. Farmer butter, Werther’s Original candy, some orange zest, honey and...

Score 85/100

Tomatin Contrast

Last summer Tomatin launched a limited release of 5.400 sets of 2 different vattings: bourbon and sherry. The half bottles are composed from casks from 1973, 1977, 1988, 1991, 2002 and 2006. That way, we can discover the difference of wood maturations in all its glory. The Tomatin bourbon is light and accessible on the nose, with touches of...

Score 85/100

Tomatin Legacy

So, is the Tomatin Legacy a "rotten tomato?" No, not quite, but it's not a good scotch, either. I only paid $30 for the bottle, so it's not as if I feel cheated. When it comes to Scotch, you get what you pay for . . . at least on the bottom rung of the price ladder. Go up a few rungs, and, well, things change. I've tasted $65 bottles...

Score 71/100

Tomatin 15 Year Old

The second in my vertical Tomatin tasting is the 15 year old matured in "traditional scotch whisky oak casks". Does that mean first fill ex-bourbon? Refill casks? Who knows? The interwebz says it's American Oak. I believe this expression is discontinued, or will be soon. * Nose (undiluted): Definitely no sherry casks here. Or very little...

Score 84/100