57,1° (100° Proof)
Distillery : Tormore - Speyside
Refill Sherry Puncheon
Independent Bottling
By Gordon & MacPhail
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
At a time when the Tormore distillery is experiencing a genuine renaissance, it is interesting to revisit older expressions and, where possible, reconnect with their characteristics. Here we have a 28-year-old whisky, matured in a refill sherry puncheon, where the influence of the cask should be subtle, enhancing the spirit rather than masking it. 493 bottles were released for sale.
Let's Taste It :
Crushed and slightly candied fruit, Reine-Claude plums, fresh figs, dates, green tomatoes, but it’s a little herbaceous, even bitter, liquorice root, orange zest, damp grass, freshly cut hay. It’s a bit rustic, finally. On the palate, it’s well-balanced and quite smooth, sponge cake, but the fruit is ever-present, in the form of jam, meringue and whipped egg whites. Cane sugar syrup, a few spices, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg. A very long, powerful finish, milk chocolate, waxed wood, fruit jellies, dried apricots.
In Short,
It’s not bad at all – in fact, it’s very good – but I found the herbaceous notes on the nose a bit lacklustre, and on the palate it seemed a little too smooth to me. It’s still a very good product, but for a 28-year-old, I was expecting better. What’s more, it’s not exactly cheap.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Always Bethany - Chemicals
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