Tomatin 1989 12 Year Old Signatory

Tomatin Decades

Nose – A lovely sweet maltiness, fruity aromas of fresh peach, apple and pear with gentle hints of dried apricots and raisins. Rich pine and oak wood. The hint of a distant smouldering fire wafts about in the background. Palate – Flavours of tropical fruit, rich Christmas cake, aniseed, cinnamon and creamy fudge. The rich malty sweetness returns...

Score 89/100

Tomatin 7 Year Old 2007 Kintra

This young Tomatin matured on a sherry butt and was bottled at cask strength after 7 years by the independent bottler Kintra – you know: Erik Molenaar, the owner of the Wagging Finger distillery in Holland, famous for his gin of the same name. Apparently, Erik only got 142 bottles. If my info is correct, the remainder of the cask was distributed...

Score 84/100

Tomatin 1999 Cask Strength

Bottle 153 of 250 from this single cask production- Christmas has come early boys and girls. A deep deep red caramel colour makes me think that it has been artificially coloured but it could just be the effects of the sherry cask it inhabited. A good friend of mine @lawbowles brought this round to celebrate me moving into my new home and to help...

Score 88/100

Tomatin 22 Year Old 1977 Malt Masters Selection

This Tomatin was a gift from a friend. It was distilled in 1977 (the year Star Wars premiered) and bottled in 1998. There is hardly any OBE discernable here, even though it has been held captive in the bottle for almost 14 years. On the nose, however, I do get quite a few dusty associations, but aside from that, it is very fruity. Pineapple and...

Score 81/100