Tomintoul 1969 42 Year Old The Perfect Dram

Tomintoul Tlàth

Tomintoul labels itself 'The Gentle Dram'. In August 2016 they announced their newest release, a NAS, under the name Tomintoul Tlàth. This is Gaelic for gentle or soft. Believers say ‘well chosen’, non-believers state ‘well, they did not really spent a lot of thought on that’. But more important is the contents of the bottle, obviously. It matured...

Score 81/100

Tomintoul 43 Year Old 1969 The Whiskyman

This is in fact my very first Tomintoul. So I have no point of reference. Just so you know. Might even be a good thing. Tomintoul is a lesser known distillery in Speyside, founded in 1964. They produced exclusively for the blending market for many years. Only in the last decade is Tomintoul available as single malt. They are slightly peated, but...

Score 90/100

Tomintoul 14 Year Old

I finished my last light whisky (Balblair 2002) and was going through the cabinet in search of something that would satisfy my need for a nice light summery dram. I was quite happy when I remembered I had this Tomintoul still unopened and waiting. Well, as a first comment, after opening this I realized I wouldn't call this whisky primarily light....

Score 90/100

Tomintoul Peaty Tang

Certainly peaty on the nose, but no spiciness or other distinct characteristics. Mellow and smooth, but still flavourful. Burnt sugar and peaty smokey again on the palate, but still mild.

Score 70/100