Tomintoul 1981 cask 5985 Vintage Single Cask

Tomintoul Peaty Tang

I first ran across this dram in the pub of a depressing hotel in the town of Tomintoul. It helped cheer me up and when I got back home I tracked a bottle down. Considering the price (about $40) this is a solid malt, one that can hold its place with many expensive offerings. Sure wish this was bottled at 46% - then Tomintoul would really have a...

Score 84/100

Tomintoul 16 Year Old

For this age of whisky this is gossamer light malt. A duty free offering at 40%, felt slightly short changed by the percentage, but the age was reassuring. Anyway what does it taste like, that’s the most important thing. Nose: Linseed oil, leather and vanilla. Sounds like a description of a perfume. Taste: Very light in body, cereal malt...

Score 86/100

Tomintoul Five Decades / Bot.2015 / 50th Anniversary

The Tomintoul distillery is quite young. It was only founded in 1965. So in 2015 she celebrated her 50th birthday. This Five Decades was bottled to celebrate that milestone. And like the name suggests, this whisky is composed with Tomintoul from 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2005. Surely you understand why they declined putting an age statement on...

Score 88/100

Tomintoul 14 Year Old

To celebrate the Speyside festival we have a new tasting: hidden gems of speyside. Tomintoul distillery was founded relatively recently in 1965. It takes its name from the nearby village, the highest in the Scottish highlands. Initially Tomintoul went mostly into blends, but recently it has released a range of excellent single malts, and these...

Score 93/100