Tormore 1988 Cask Strength Collection Selected By La Maison du Whisky 33 yo

 

 

 

51,3°

Distillery : Tormore - Speyside

2d Fill Sherry Butt Finish

Independent Bottling 

By Signatory Vintage

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2022

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

Tormore was one of these distilleries designed solely to produce blends. Owned by Pernod Ricard, it was involved in the production of Ballantine's and certainly Chivas. Then, in 2022, Elixir Distillers bought it. This is an opportunity to rediscover this distillery and its identity, particularly through this bottling, finished in a 2nd-fill Sherry Butt, which produced 456 bottles. But it's the age of the beast that really catches our attention.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

The nose is nicely woody, black tea and spices, but very quickly the fruit joins the party, plums of all colours, olives, prunes, melon and yellow apples. A few cereal and herbaceous touches, a tiny pinch of salt, just the right amount of vanilla and honey. Floral fragrances. On the palate, the fruit is fresher, white peaches, Comice pears, with a slightly waxy, mellow texture. Milk chocolate, discreet spices. Long, fairly powerful finish, candied fruit, cloves and nutmeg, farmhouse bread crust, olive oil, lemon zest. Roasted walnuts.

 

In Short, 

A very good whisky, typical of Speyside, both light and intense, with lots of fruit, but also floral and cereal notes. The Sherry is only there to enhance the qualities of the distillate, and the result is very pleasant. That said, it's not a complete success, lacking a little something, a bit of explosiveness on the finish, a bit of depth on the palate, I don't know. The price also dampens enthusiasm, it's very excessive.

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                           Noah Gundersen - Better Days