Tomatin 1968 21 Year Old Sestante for Spinola

Tomatin 11 Year Old 2007 Discovery Gordon & Macphail

The relatively new Discovery series from Gordon & Macphail presents young, affordable entry-level malts. This Tomatin was distilled in 2007 and bottled in 2018 at drinking strength. It all starts a bit yeasty on the nose, I have to say. Although there is fruit – think melon, unripe banana and some baked apples – this nose is still dominated...

Score 82/100

The Antiquary 12 Year Old

The Antiquary 12 Year Old is bottled in a rather odd and old looking bottle, but that is hardly relevant. It is produced by Tomatin and thus contains this single malt as signature. But also other Highland, Speyside and even Lowland malts are used, as is grain whisky. The nose is very sweet with loads of sugared breakfast cereals and marzipan....

Score 82/100

Tomatin 18 Year Old

The grand finale in tonight's vertical tasting is the Tomatin 18 Year Old. This one is finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. No mention of how long. * Nose (undiluted): dry sherry, raisins, walnuts, dark chocolate, oak, a bit of char, and something herbal, maybe some rosemary * Palate (undiluted): rich mouthfeel, obvious sherry influence, vanilla,...

Score 86/100

Tomatin 11 Year Old 1994 Creative Whisky Company

Look now, an older release in the Exclusive Malts series by the Creative Whisky Company, when packaging was not yet important… This very young Tomatin has spent more time in the bottle than it did on the cask. It was finished on a ‘fresh American oak cask’. On the nose I immediately get scents that I associate with bourbon. Lots of vanilla, corn...

Score 85/100