A distillery well off the beaten track (Tomatin)
Our mystery visitor made the long trek to Tomatin and found a distillery not geared up for the tourist or casual visitor
November 2004, Issue 44, page 17
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One of Whisky Live's most impressive members of the family hit new heights this year and Rob Allanson was there to soak up the atmosphere.
April 2008, Issue 71, page 10
Whisky Magazine Issue 71
Best Whiskies in the World 2008 - Wonderful wood - Old Bourbon - Lost Distilleries - Travel Retail - Tastings Grain Whisky and much more....
Published April 2008.
Whisky Magazine Issue 44
Celtic Cousins - Whisky from Wales, Cornwall and Brittany - Balblair Distillery - Blended whisky tasting - Chicago bars - Amber restaurant.
Published November 2004.
Antiquary 12 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 40.00%
7
Feminine. Elegant. Having talked myself into an oriental mind-set, I begin to wonder whether this whisky would accompany some Asian dishes.
Antiquary 21 Years Old
Blended - Scotland - 43.00%
8
Robust, hearty, embracing. Not much subtlety, but it knows its own mind. Very enjoyable. I imagine this with a decadent meal in Tangier.
Mackillop's Choice Tomatin 1975, Cask 4
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.20%
7
Perhaps because the distillery was built to make quantity, as a filler, the industry seems universally – but unfairly – to deny the possibility of Tomatin making a truly interesting single. I coul...
Old Malt Cask Tomatin
- Scotland - 50.00%
7
Lovely. Has retained freshness (or taken a long time to get here.
Tomatin 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
7
Simple and straight forward but well composed and enjoyable. A reliable, solid, malt. I always enjoy it.
Tomatin 15 Years OId
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
3
Nothing wrong but surprisingly, nothing exciting. Because it is
unidimensional maybe. You are expecting another aromatic layer and
it does not come.
Tomatin 18 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7
The nose is appealing but the sherry makes the palate a bit dour.
Would certainly warm you up on a frosty morning.
Tomatin 1962
Single Malt - Scotland - 42.20%
7
High maintenance. Beneath that sleek exterior beats a hard, one dimensional heart.
Tomatin 1984
- Scotland - 22.00%
7
Maybe lacks the extra spark that makes it complex but a delicious sweet dram nonetheless
Tomatin 25 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 43.00%
8
Reminds of an Irish whiskey! So much exotic fruit and flowering currant. A big character. Not on the sweet side. Which is not a defect.
Tomatin 30 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8
Elegant, intricate and enticing. Mozart with the depth of Beethoven and the
agile touch of Liszt?
Tomatin Decades
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
8
A well balanced dram. With a good malty heart.