Tomintoul 27 Years Old

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

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Fresh bread with butter and salad leaves. A picnic in a field of daisies. Palate Fresh, doughy bread with lashings of real butter. Finish Lemon marmalade, with bittersweet peel. Comment Normally thought of as a light malt but this is a rich, viscous expression.

Dave Broom Nose A dusty start (sacking/cigar ash) with a hint of putty, then mellows into rum-soaked dried fruits. Sweet and slightly savoury. Becomes toffee-like. Palate Surprisingly light, but has creamy softness and firm oakiness. Clean, orange peel, toffee sauce. Finish Dry, slightly oak. Comment An extra layer of maturity. Sweet and ripe but holding age pretty well.