42,6°
Distillery : Tomatin - Highlands
Refill American Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Gordon & MacPhail
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Among the countless treasures preserved by Gordon & MacPhail in their vast warehouses, this Tomatin is 34 years old, having been bottled on 23 April 2025. It belongs to the Upper series within the Connoisseurs Choice range, as it is a rarity. The ageing is quite classic, and will allow the distillate to thrive. Only 106 bottles have been released from the cask.
Let's Taste It :
Beeswax, delicate woodiness, pulpy yellow fruit. Acacia honey, milk chocolate, white peach, mashed banana. Green apples, Conference pears, and a few floral hints behind. Shortbread biscuits, zest of lemon and vanilla, egg yolk diluted in fresh cream. On the palate, yellow plums, mirabelles, generous cereals, rye bread, varnished wood. Salted butter caramel, subtle notes of exotic fruit, slowly invading spices, black pepper, nutmeg. Very long finish, quite powerful despite the low alcohol content, candied fruit, liquid honey, rosemary, dill, crushed chestnuts, sweet almonds.
In Short,
At this age, it is obviously a monster of balance and subtlety. The honey is thick, the fruit intense and the oak bewitching. Having said that, you can find something just as good for much less, because the price is astronomical. To be reserved for the very wealthy amateurs.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Gisli Gunnarsson - Andlitin I Berginu
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