58,4°
Distillery : Tomatin - Highlands
1st Fill Sherry Puncheon
Independent Bottling
By Gordon & MacPhail
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Who could refuse a 30-year-old Tomatin, aged entirely in a 1st Fill Sherry Puncheon Cask? This really is the top of the Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength range, and is included in the Upper series. 502 bottles have been released.
Let's Taste It :
Thick red fruit coulis, forest aromas, undergrowth, ferns, bark, chestnuts in its bogue, moss. Pink pralines, melting toffee, cooked wine, elastics, soggy leather, candied figs, acacia honey. A subtle woodiness brings a fine balance, vanilla custard, citrus zest, grapefruit. On the palate, it's syrupy, intense, roasted hazelnuts, blueberry and blackberry tarts, redcurrant jelly, shortbread biscuits, sautéed potatoes. Discreet spices mingle with pastry notes, flaked almonds, nougatine, cinnamon. The finish is extremely long and powerful, touching on the sublime, tarte Tatin, glazed chestnuts, Agen prunes, burnt bark, dark chocolate, a pinch of ground coffee, damson fondant, mint leaf.
In Short,
At first I thought it was just another superb Sherry, but then came the final. This one is magnificent, never-ending, very impressive. This is a product of rare beauty, to be reserved for Sherry lovers of course. The price is obviously gigantic, but I'm sure your banker will give you credit for it.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
WasXGone - Tappavasilmä
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