Tormore 1996 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail

Tormore 1995/2013 Gordon&MacPhail for The Whisky Mercenary

Tormore is the obscure distillery that marks the beginning of an era, namely the 60’s, when rapid expansion and modernisation destroyed much of the traditional whisky heritage while sawing the seeds of the impending doom of the 80’s. But unlike her contemporaries this distillery was no moloch of concrete and corrugated iron. Architecturally wise...

Score 86/100

Tormore 21 Year Old 1990 Mackillop’s Choice

We can safely call this bottling of Mackillop's Choice an oldie, because it was distilled in 1990 and bottled for almost ten years. It's a Tormore, a house that hasn't appeared on my radar that often. Oh, yummy! A nose full of vanilla custard and eggnog (you know, the thick liquid liqueur). Some nuts and chestnuts, wood glue (which reminds me of...

Score 85/100

Tormore 10 Year Old bottled 1980s

My first Tormore! This is an older bottling from the days in which Long John Distillers still put Tormore-Glenlivet on the label, as well as the term Pure Highland Malt (which was later replaced with Pure Speyside Malt). I got the sample from a whisky buddy in Palermo, Sicily (thanks, Luca). The nose is very light and malty. I am reminded of...

Score 78/100

Tormore Wemyss White Chocolate Torte, 24 yo Tormore 1988

Nose: Sponge cake, white yoghurt, white chocolate, white magnum popsicle, Some fresh wood, a lemony citrusy edge, wood shavings, rather fresh. really on the spot naming! some peaches dipped into this lovely white chocolate melted goodness.yummm Palate: Lovely stuff, with a thick mix of cream, white chocolate, with bits of white chocolate, and...

Score 90/100