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Tomatin 21, 1994-2015, 48% – Claxton’s
A second bottling from Claxton’s that I got my hands on. This time it’s a 21 year old Tomatin, which was also discounted to a pretty reasonable price. My view of Tomatin is that it can be a great whisky, … Continue reading
Tomatin 1997-2014, 51% – The Whisky Agency / Liquid Library
When this came out I was planning a trip to Scotland with a couple of friends for the end of 2015. Also, Tomatin was suddenly widely available with some really good bottlings, so I decided to pick one up. What … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, Bourbon Cask, Highlands, Liquid Library, The Whisky Agency, Tomatin
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BTC 2016, sample 1: Tomatin 11, 60%, OB for the Usquebaugh Society
During previous BTCs we (me and other participants) have discussed the difference between a whisky from a bottle and whisky that’s been sampled before. We don’t have a clue what causes it, and there might be several, but there is … Continue reading
Tomatin 2004-2016, 11yo, 60% – OB for the Usquebaugh Society
As always our club bottled a cask of whisky earlier this year. 40 members gathered in Abcoude, near Amsterdam, to participate in a tasting hosted by Scott Adamson of Tomatin Distillery. He guided us through the tasting of four different … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Club Bottling, Highlands, Official Bottling, Scott Adamson, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society
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Tomatin 2006-2016, 10yo, 1st Fill Oloroso Butt, 54.5% – OB for NL
While a couple of years ago Tomatin was not a much seen distillery on the shelves of Dutch booze retailers, that has since been remedied with at least a few casks bottled for The Netherlands. Another one than this was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Bottle Share, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Specialist's Choice, Tomatin
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Tomatin 1995-2016, 21yo, Oloroso Sherry Finish, 46%
The third bottling from this year’s Limited Editions is also the oldest one. This wee baby was ‘only’ finished in Oloroso casks for three years after spending almost two decades in bourbon casks. The story from Scott Adamson was that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Bottle Share, Highlands, Sherry Cask, Sherry finish, Tomatin
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Tomatin 2002-2016, 14yo, Cabernet Sauvignon Cask Finish, 46%
The second Tomatin of the three Limited Editions of 2016 is a spirit that matured in refill bourbon and was transferred to Cabernet Sauvignon casks afterwards. You can see it by its color, since it’s got a lovely red hue … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Bottle Share, Highlands, Limited Editions, Tomatin, Wine cask
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Tomatin 2007-2016, 9yo, Rum Cask, 46%
In the most recent edition of our club’s magazine ‘De Kiln’ we published a piece written by Scott Adamson of Tomatin distillery. We asked him what their views on ‘weird’ cask usage is, and the finishing of whisky in non-traditional … Continue reading
Tomatin 9yo, 2006-2015, Virgin Oak, 60% – Handbottled at the Distillery
When I visited Tomatin in a snowy November last year, with some mates, we had a great tour and did an extensive tasting of all Handfills available at the moment. This is a good thing because the things aren’t cheap … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Distillery Only, Handfilled, Highlands, Tomatin, Virgin Oak
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