52,3°
Distillery : Tomintoul - Speyside
Refill Sherry Cask
Independent Bottling
By Hidden Spirits
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Tomintoul is a distillery that Hidden Spirits has been working with quite a bit, this one being their 4th bottling. This raises questions, as this recent distillery is rather discreet, since most of its production feeds White & MacKay Blend. Could it have hidden qualities? Let's find out with this 11-year-old bottling, aged in a Refill Sherry single cask, which produced 271 bottles.
Let's Taste It :
Cream and wheat, enamelled with honey. Candied vanilla, rye and almond paste, a touch of limestone. Frosted lemon. Gingerbread and woodwax. Walnut and pistachio, just like baklava. Encaustic. On the palate, the spices kick in straight away, coated in honey, cloves, cumin and turmeric. A touch of bitterness and woodiness. Long finish, full of character, fir honey, dry earth, pine needles, nutmeg, resin, grapefruit. Apple peel and chestnuts.
In Short,
I really liked the nose, which I found complex, full of honey and cereals, original and very pleasant. Afterwards, it was good without being crazy either, there was a little bitter touch that wandered around, perhaps the wood that played a little too much of its influence. All in all, though, it's still a very interesting whisky that helps us discover this distillery better. The price is very acceptable if you look hard enough.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Katrine Ford - Killing It
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