Tomatin 10 Year Old Bottled 1980's 75cl

Tomatin 1994/2015 20 Year Old Golden Cask

On a recent visit to Japan I happened to check out Yamato Trading’s showroom in Osaka and tried a number of Golden Cask Series bottlings from The House of Macduff. Among them was this 20-year old Tomatin of which I took a sample home. It was distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2015 from cask no. CM221, the total outturn being 257 bottles. The nose is...

Score 86/100

Tomatin 12 Year Old 2005 for Maltclan

Maltclan is a Belgian whisky club that organises a whiskyfestival around the new year. Obviously, a bottling is release then as well. This is one of those and an official one to boot. It’s a single cask of Tomatin that was put down in 2005 and bottled at cask strength. Judging by the color, this was a bourbon cask. The nose confirms the bourbon...

Score 83/100

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

Tomatin Legacy

Nose: vibrant vanilla, caramel sauce, diced pears in syrup. Sweet and fruity, with a creamy, rich warmth. Enticing! Taste: this is a lighter style of Scotch but it still comes across with a rich caramel sweetness followed by fruity citrus notes and a bit of oaky spice. There is a liveliness to the flavour that is only somewhat tempered by a touch...

Score 86/100