Tomatin 2006 Portuguese Collection Port Casks 15 yo

 

 

 

46° 

Distillery : Tomatin - Highlands

Traditional Scotch Whisky Casks and Tawny Port Finish

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2022

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

The Portuguese Collection follows the French Collection released in 2021, including three different bottlings distilled on the same day, having undergone a similar first maturation, then transferred the same day in three different types of casks for a seven years finish, and finally, bottled on the same day, in May 2022. And here we have the one that bathed in Tawny Port Casks. The number of bottles produced is not known.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Rather pungent red fruits, with damson and gooseberry. But very sweet overall, with pomegranate syrup and strawberry. Syrupy, a bit earthy, noble and exotic wood. Tropical, sticky humidity. Reeds, mangroves, and at the same time it's sugared, almost greedy. Almond paste, toffee apple. Well-crafted on the palate, but not quite dense, cranberry jam, fairly strong spices, turmeric, cardamom, nutmeg, cumin, paprika. Long, robust finish, cola, earth, meaty depth. Blood orange, meat sauce.

 

In Short, 

I liked it, the port finish leaves a very fruity, slightly sweet, tropical and fleshy character. It's quite complex, perhaps a little intrusive, as there aren't many of the distillery's markers. The whole is really beautiful and original. Despite the variable and somewhat exaggerated price, it's worth considering a purchase.

Score : 87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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