Tomintoul 1966 Bottled 2001 Mackillop's

Tomintoul Tlàth

Tomintoul labels itself 'The Gentle Dram'. In August 2016 they announced their newest release, a NAS, under the name Tomintoul Tlàth. This is Gaelic for gentle or soft. Believers say ‘well chosen’, non-believers state ‘well, they did not really spent a lot of thought on that’. But more important is the contents of the bottle, obviously. It matured...

Score 81/100

Tomintoul 14 Year Old

Had a bottle of this for Christmas (at my request) which I have been drinking with my Brother in Law over the easter period. Nose Quite Fruity. I get a peach note and some nail varnish. But that makes it sound unpleasant and its got quite a nice nose. So nail varnish, but not harsh. Taste Very honeyed. With fruity and boiled sweet notes. Candied...

Score 86/100

Tomintoul 43 Year Old 1967 A.D. Rattray

Putting my money where my mouth is, I immediately got two more Tomintoul samples. I will taste them head to head. Let us start off with this 43 Year Old from A.D. Rattray, from a bourbon cask, bottled in 2010. Hmm, yes, again very tropical on mirabel, apricot, peach, mandarin, grapefruit. You name it, this Tomintoul has got it. And so soft, too....

Score 88/100

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