Mackillop's Choice Tomatin 1975, Cask 4

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 22 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Floral. Bergamot. Tobacco. Palate Well rounded. Fleshy. Voluptuous. Syrupy. Malty. Fudge-like. Finish Spicy. Cedary. Comment 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 could certainly enjoy this one after dinner.

Dave Broom Nose Mature, slightly fungal, nose: chestnut, mushroom, then out comes milk chocolate, sticky toffee pudding and oak. Palate Big, fat, toffeeish, then coconut. Big and spicy: cinnamon, orange and vanilla. Finish Fruity and ripe. Comment Lovely, soft and sweet.