Tomintoul 1966 34 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Tomintoul 35 Year Old 1966 Signatory

This is an old bottling by Signatory of a lesser known Speysider. A Tomintoul 1966 on sherry cask (which is no surprise, Tomintoul is known to use mostly if not exclusively sherry casks). Only 128 bottles were filled and released in 2001. This is – most likely – going to be very good. The mahogany color on this baby… Honeysweet nose on deep sherry...

Score 90/100

Tomintoul 18 Year Old 1971 Dun Eideann

I do not really have a lot of experience with Tomintoul. This is only my 13th. Hopefully that will not bring me bad luck. I know that end of 1960s Tomintoul can be quite stunning, but this is from 1971. Would that make a big difference? Dun Eideann is actually a label from our friends at Signatory. This was already bottled in 1989 (so a 75cl...

Score 86/100

Tomintoul 16 Year Old

I was suppose to taste these whiskies as part of a virtual tasting lead by Tomintoul Master Distiller Robert Fleming, but I suppose I missed something when I signed up for the tasting, because I don't think I would have registered knowing it was happening at 11am on a Tuesday. I'm dedicated, but not that dedicated. What follows then is my...

Score 84/100

Tomintoul Peaty Tang

I was really excited about trying this anomaly from Speyside. This is one of those rare single malts that is distilled using peated barley in a Speyside distillery and the result is quite unusual and remarkable. The first nose gives you the pleasantly familiar tang of peatiness (as promised by the name) and instantly transports you to a distillery...

Score 92/100