Tomintoul 12 Year Old Sherry Cask

Tomintoul 40 Year Old 1971 Old Malt Cask

I have had the good fortune of trying several well-aged Tomintoul. This is my 7th that is 40 years or older. And all of them were excellent! So the expectations for this Old Malt Cask are pretty high indeed. It was distilled in 1971, year of birth of my buddy Manny – who offered me the sample. OMG! I have only just poured it and already I am...

Score 88/100

Tomintoul 23 Year Old 1996 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask

This Tomintoul was bottled in the famous Celebration of the Cask series. I got the sample pressed into my hands by my Dutch buddy Manny, thanks for that! The angels have been fairly greedy to say the least, because after 23 years this malt is only 49.7%. Let's get started! Delicate nose on citrus fruit with a lot of floral notes and even something...

Score 86/100

Tomintoul 21 Year Old

Being a big big fan of the distillery's 16 year old expression I couldn't resist getting a bottle of there new 21 year old bottling when I saw it sitting there on the shelf of my whisky dealership earlier this week. A quick thumb through their copy of the bible 2012 confirmed that Mr Murray was a fan too (and yes I probably would jump off a bridge...

Score 95/100

Tomintoul 16 Year Old

The color on this is golden honey like jewel quality amber (it spent some time in a sherry cask). The nose is floral almost like a ladies perfume. I got the image of laundry drying on a line in a field of lavender when I inhaled deeply. The flavor was robust but balanced with wonderful honey notes. Unfortunately, the distillery has changed hands...

Score 90/100