Tomintoul 40 Year Old Speciality Drinks Anniversary Selection

Tomintoul 43 Year Old 1967 A.D. Rattray

Putting my money where my mouth is, I immediately got two more Tomintoul samples. I will taste them head to head. Let us start off with this 43 Year Old from A.D. Rattray, from a bourbon cask, bottled in 2010. Hmm, yes, again very tropical on mirabel, apricot, peach, mandarin, grapefruit. You name it, this Tomintoul has got it. And so soft, too....

Score 88/100

Tomintoul 42 Year Old 1969 Archives

I only recently got to know Tomintoul, early 2012, and immediately became a fan, especially of the older distillates from 1967 and 1969. Like this one: a 42 Year Old Tomintoul from 1969. Will he be able to join the ranks of the amazing Tomintoul 1969 for the Whiskyman that we tried recently? It is very tropical and juicy on the nose. Candies of...

Score 87/100

Tomintoul 12 Year Old Sherry Cask

Tomintoul calls it single malt 'The Gentle Dram', so I am expecting something soft from this 12 Year Old, but fruity. After all, it is a finished whisky on oloroso sherry casks. While the nose is sweet from the sherry indeed, I mostly get malt and caramel. Only in the second whiff do I get some citrus (oranges and a touch of lime). Add some toffee...

Score 77/100

Tomintoul Peaty Tang

I was suppose to taste these whiskies as part of a virtual tasting lead by Tomintoul Master Distiller Robert Fleming, but I suppose I missed something when I signed up for the tasting, because I don't think I would have registered knowing it was happening at 11am on a Tuesday. I'm dedicated, but not that dedicated. What follows then is my...

Score 83/100