Tomatin 10 Year Old 1970's

Tomatin 19 Year Old 1994 Chester

The Tomatin distillery lies halfway between Aviemore and Inverness at a height of 315 meters in the Monadhliath Mountains and is in Japanese hands. This indie bottling from Chester matured for 19 years on an ex-bourbon cask and is rather pale. The nose is creamy, almost fat. Farmer butter, Werther’s Original candy, some orange zest, honey and...

Score 85/100

Tomatin Legacy

The Tomatin Legacy – which is a NAS release – refers to the important historical contribution that the distillery did for the town of the same name. It was the founding of the distillery that put the town on the map. Dozens of families came to live around the distillery, since it became their employer. The nose is very sweet on vanilla and...

Score 80/100

Tomatin 36 Year Old 1976 The Whiskyman

I am far from knowledgeable when it comes to Tomatin, as this is only the 13th one I am tasting. But this surely is one of the eldest I am trying. Only 103 bottles were produced by the Belgian bottler The Whiskyman, bottled especially for the Belgian club Fulldram. Oh, my, this nose is very good. Blood oranges, grapefruit, raisins in syrup,...

Score 90/100

Tomatin 25 Year Old

Another nose similar to my Clynelish experience. When this stuff hits your palate it starts off very smooth and creamy, then the spice explodes. In my opinion, it's quite the punch for a whisky at 43%. The finish stays for a decent amount of time going from sweet fruit to sea salt as the mouth dries. I thought this was a very interesting bottle....

Score 90/100