Tormore 2000 Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength 22 yo c. 1252

 

 

 

59,1°

Distillery : Tormore - Speyside

1st Fill Sherry Butt

Independent Bottling 

By Gordon & McPhail

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2022

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

Tormore is an unjustly underrated distillery, as most of their production goes to supply Blends, and Long John in particular. It is therefore always interesting to taste a dram, especially this one, aged for 22 years in a single Sherry Butt, which produced 618 bottles.

Let's Taste It : 

Tasty nose, varied cereals and delicious pastries. Mille-feuilles, toasted wheat, muesli, vanilla and white fruits, it's mellow, on pastry cream, scrambled eggs, rum baba, candied cherries. Shortbread biscuits. On the palate, it's fruitier, woody, mirabelle plums, greengages, then the spices rise, rich and intense. A touch of honey and whipped cream. The finish returns to greedy cereals, genoise, crunchy biscuits, a few dried fruits. Fresh figs, a touch of mustard.

In Short, 

Typical of the region, exactly what you'd expect from a Speyside of this age, and with a striking alcohol content. Without being brilliant, it's perfect in its way. Fruity, cereal-like, delicate. Enthusiasts will love it. What's more, the price is very reasonable given the current market, I'd recommend buying it.

Score : 89

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