Tomatin 1962 40 Year Old Platinum Selection Douglas Laing

Tomatin 25 Year Old

This expression will be discontinued shortly, so get it while you can. This Tomatin matured the full 25 years in refill bourbon casks and has a wonderful nose: ripe pears, blackcurrent and gooseberries. Unfortunatly, the nose promises much more than the palate can deliver. A bit watery and drying. It tastes primarily of sweet honey and nuts. The...

Score 83/100

Tomatin Cu Bocan 2005

In light of the success of the Cù Bocàn, Tomatin has also released a couple of special edition of this peated malt. This is one of those, bottled in 2016 at a slightly higher ABV of 50%. While the smoke is unmistakable, it remains clearly Tomatin, for it is quite fruity on the nose. Peach, mango, oranges, apricots… to name but a few. Loads of...

Score 82/100

Tomatin 35 Year Old 1978 Small Batch Cadenhead

When the Tomatin Distillery was taken over by Takara, Shuzo & Okura in 1986, it was the first distillery to come into the hands of a Japanese country. In the 1970s, when the whisky we are about to taste was distilled, Tomatin was one of the big players with its 23 stills and a capacity of 12 million liters per annum. Today only half of the...

Score 89/100

Tomatin Wood

In their new series ‘Five Virtues’, Tomatin offers some NAS releases, cut to 46%. The series consists of the Earth, Fire, Metal, Water and Wood. I had the chance to pick up two of those and will put them head-to-head. I’ll start with the Wood, followed by the Fire. The wood is a mix of Tomatin matured on French (70%), American (20%) and Hungarian...

Score 83/100