Tomatin 21 Year Old

Tomatin 1994/2015 20 Year Old Golden Cask

On a recent visit to Japan I happened to check out Yamato Trading’s showroom in Osaka and tried a number of Golden Cask Series bottlings from The House of Macduff. Among them was this 20-year old Tomatin of which I took a sample home. It was distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2015 from cask no. CM221, the total outturn being 257 bottles. The nose is...

Score 86/100

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 18 Year Old 1994 Carn Mor Strictly Limited

I first got introduced to the malts from the Carn Mor Strictly Limited range during a wonderful Whisky & Chocolate tasting in April. This one did not appear in that line up. It is a vatting of 2 hogsheads, that yielded 553 bottles at 46%. I do not know if Tomatin has a Gaelic meaning, but for me it is synonymous with fruity. The nose is...

Score 88/100

Tomatin 11 Year Old 2007 Discovery Gordon & Macphail

The relatively new Discovery series from Gordon & Macphail presents young, affordable entry-level malts. This Tomatin was distilled in 2007 and bottled in 2018 at drinking strength. It all starts a bit yeasty on the nose, I have to say. Although there is fruit – think melon, unripe banana and some baked apples – this nose is still dominated...

Score 82/100