Tomintoul 16 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 45 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Bread fresh out of the oven. Palate Lean, firm, grainy. Bread with dried fruits, specially candied orange peels. Welsh tea bread. Finish Sweet. Expressive. Orange flower water. Comment Slightly more grainy and less fruity than I remember.

Dave Broom Nose Nutty (hazelnut) with dry bracken/heather and cereal. Water brings out grassiness, a touch of syrup and green fern. Palate Soft to start. Rounded with butterscotch and nutmeg. Light, dry. Finish Spicy. Comment Very soft. Just lacking a little grip.