Tomatin 21 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd

Tomatin 18 Year Old

Tomatin (To-MA-tin, to ryhme with 'satin) let's their Scotch do the talking, ie. no or little budget for marketing/hype, just good craftsmanship. First impressions: Interesting bottle design - don't think I've seen this type before. Right up is a soft whiff of sherry upon pouring... Nose: Subtle Sherry & Muscat grapes, some apple &...

Score 86/100

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 5 Year Old (bottled ‘80s)

This is an older bottling from end ‘70s, early ‘80s, Italian import (750 ml), with a nostalgic neck label stating: ‘Distilled & Bottled in Scotland Under British Government Supervision’. I got this bottle as a gift from Foamy, a whiskybuddy of the first hour. He had poured it for me previously in August 2010. Time to write a note, is it not?...

Score 69/100

Tomatin 12 Year Old

I ordered this dram for several reasons. One, I wanted to try another new distillery. But mainly, I ordered this as a preamble to it's grandfather, a vintage I was going to be ordering following this one. I wanted to get a feel for this flavor profile before diving in on something so old and so expensive! Nose: The nose on this was very seductive....

Score 87/100