Tomintoul 27 Year Old

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 Five Decades / Bot.2015 / 50th Anniversary

The Tomintoul distillery is quite young. It was only founded in 1965. So in 2015 she celebrated her 50th birthday. This Five Decades was bottled to celebrate that milestone. And like the name suggests, this whisky is composed with Tomintoul from 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2005. Surely you understand why they declined putting an age statement on...

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

Tomintoul 1969/2012 Archives

Nose: Ah, this is a very refreshing and enjoyable nose. There's an initial bust of honey and a mealy grain, but it gives way to tropical fruit - mango, papaya, guava. Pineapple and a hint of oak by way of light varnish, which really just emphasizes the fruit. Eventually some chocolate orange wedges (juicy) are there, and it gives a bit of...

Score 87/100