43°
Distillery : Tomatin - Speyside
Bourbon Casks
Independent Bottling
By Jean Boyer
Limited Edtion
Single Malt
Bottled in 2015
Totally Unpeated
Jean Boyer started out as an independent whisky distributor in France, before quickly becoming a bottler himself in 1987. The Gifted Stills range is made up of small batches of innovative Scotch whiskies, according to the brochure. It's been around for 15 years. Unfortunately, there is no indication of whether the whisky is chill-filtered or coloured, or how many bottles are produced.
Let's Taste It :
Quite a pastry nose, with Bourbon, genoise and whipped cream, hints of vanilla, but also some juicy fruits, peach and pineapple, banana. A touch of buttercream and icing sugar. Herbaceous notes of sage and fern. Cereals, wheat, rice and barley. On the palate, the vanilla comes through, it's smooth, pleasant, a little syrupy and watery, some spices but very discreet, cumin, ginger. It's very easy to swallow. Quite a long finish, earth and charcoal, heather, cola. Chestnut in its bug.
In Short,
It's not bad at all, and would go very well as an aperitif. It's a good Tomatin, not very original and a little austere, but pleasant to drink. Unfortunately it's completely sold out, but in any case it seems that the price was too high to tempt a purchase.
Score : 85
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Lady A - Need You Now
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