Tomintoul 33 Year Old Special Reserve

Tomintoul 21 Year Old

Nose: Soft yet tangy berries. Vanilla and Honey, a very slight whiff of smoke. Floral but not overpowering. Maybe a slight touch of spice. This is mellow and relaxing, yet satisfyingly complex. Palate: Quite strongly floral, with lavender at first but quickly calms down to malt and honey. Slightly cerealy - I don't get the fruits so much on the...

Score 87/100

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 Peaty Tang

I was really excited about trying this anomaly from Speyside. This is one of those rare single malts that is distilled using peated barley in a Speyside distillery and the result is quite unusual and remarkable. The first nose gives you the pleasantly familiar tang of peatiness (as promised by the name) and instantly transports you to a distillery...

Score 92/100

Tomintoul 23 Year Old 1996 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask

This Tomintoul was bottled in the famous Celebration of the Cask series. I got the sample pressed into my hands by my Dutch buddy Manny, thanks for that! The angels have been fairly greedy to say the least, because after 23 years this malt is only 49.7%. Let's get started! Delicate nose on citrus fruit with a lot of floral notes and even something...

Score 86/100