50°
Distillery : Tomatin - Highlands
Oloroso Sherry Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 15 ppm
They're starting to specialise in the finer things, on the peaty Tomatin stuff. They started in 2013, and now, almost ten years later, they're daring some prestigious releases. Like this 15-year-old edition, aged entirely in Oloroso Sherry casks, and released this year in 3,000 copies. It's the very first of this age, but the title 2022 Edition suggests that there will be others. We hope so. The Tomatin distillery only produces peated whisky for one week a year, which isn't much, but it can still afford some interesting limited editions.
Let's Taste It :
The nose is full-bodied, marked by red fruits, gooseberries and raspberries, without being overpowering. It's also velvety, noble wood, tinder, cherry, leather, caramel, dried fruits, resin, cinnamon, molasses. A touch of herbaceousness, I thought. Mineral peat. On the palate, the Sherry makes its mark, with blueberries, blackberries and a hint of blackcurrant, it's deep, a little earthy, still woody. Nuts and hazelnuts. Discreet but present spices. The finish is well-crafted and fairly long, with earth, charcoal, cola and chocolate.
In Short,
For me, it's a great success. It's very Sherry, I only smelled peat on
the nose and on the finish. But it's quite balanced, very
round, it feels like drinking velvet with red fruits and a touch of minerality. Pleasant. I'd advise you to ask about the price,
as it can be found very expensive in some places, and more decently
priced in others.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Heilung - Krigsgaldr
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