Tormore 19 Year Old 1992 Cask Strength Collection Signatory

SMWS 105.14 - A sweet song with deeper resonances

The Tormore distillery was the first Scottish distillery to be built in the 20th century (in 1958-1960), and sounds like one of the more intriguing distilleries to visit - some Googling tells me it has a clock that plays scottish tunes every quarter hour, hedges shaped like stills, and cute workers' cottages nearby. Alas, the plan for a...

Score 90/100

Tormore 24 Year Old 1988 Malts of Scotland

This is the first Tormore that Malts of Scotland has bottled. And it has a nice age statement. It matured on a sherry butt for no less than 24 years. First fill, judging by the colour. This picturesque distillery along the A95 is currently owned by Chivas Brothers. Between November 2011 and January 2012 it was closed for renovation and expansion....

Score 87/100

Tormore 20 Year Old 1995 Lads of Lobland

The whisky series Monarchy of the Lads – with great labels, it must be said – currently consists of a great Clynelish 1997, the outstanding Springbank 1996, this Tormore 1995 and the recently launched Glenlossie 1992 (which I will try right after this one). Tormore is a picturesque distillery – and a classified building by the way – built in 1958...

Score 86/100

Tormore 19 Year Old 1995 Chapter 7

Chapter 7? That is a Swiss bottler run by Selim Evin. Since last year, he bottles single casks. Like this Tormore 1995 for example. It is only my 8th Tormore so far. So I can hardly claim to be experienced with this brand. But I do know that – bar one exception – I quite fancy this malt. Coffee and nuts, that is the essence of this nose. With a...

Score 85/100