Tomintoul 1971 40 Year Old Old Malt Cask #8007 Douglas Laing

Tomintoul 1981 single cask #5985

Nose: Wow. very fragrant almost a perfume.Getting a lot of wood, some earth, vanilla, lots of spice, pepper dark chocolate. some cinnamon. Palate: Very nice notes of tropical fruit salad , major red grapefruit notes , some grapefruit pith - rather spicy too. Finish: Medium-long with some grapefruit, wood and milk chocolate. This is a bolder dram,...

Score 87/100

Tomintoul 43 Year Old 1967 The Nectar of the Daily Drams

I am putting another 43 Year Old next to the A.D. Rattray bottling from 1967. This one was bottled by The Nectar of the Daily Drams in 2011. The cask was selected by the Belgian owner Mario Groteklaes. The nose is quite different. Very expessive and more fruity. Oranges and grapefruit jump out, sprinkled with brown sugar. Add some roasted almonds...

Score 90/100

Tomintoul 10 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 77/100

Tomintoul Peaty Tang

Knowing that Tomintoul market sits peated whisky under the Old Ballantruan label, this raised my eyebrows a little. Maybe not as peaty as the Old Ballantruan? Who know? Anyway, it is an entry level malt, bottled at 40% ABV and available for less than 30 EUR. No age statement. It hit the shelves for the first time in 2007. Green nose, if you know...

Score 81/100