Tomintoul 14 Year Old

Tomintoul 14 Year Old

To celebrate the Speyside festival we have a new tasting: hidden gems of speyside. Tomintoul distillery was founded relatively recently in 1965. It takes its name from the nearby village, the highest in the Scottish highlands. Initially Tomintoul went mostly into blends, but recently it has released a range of excellent single malts, and these...

Score 93/100

Tomintoul 14 Year Old

Had a bottle of this for Christmas (at my request) which I have been drinking with my Brother in Law over the easter period. Nose Quite Fruity. I get a peach note and some nail varnish. But that makes it sound unpleasant and its got quite a nice nose. So nail varnish, but not harsh. Taste Very honeyed. With fruity and boiled sweet notes. Candied...

Score 86/100

Tomintoul 14 Year Old

I did a tasting session (while watching Liverpool v Everton) last weekend comparing this malt with Glencadam’s 15 year. These malts are very similar weights and ages, matured in largely if not exclusively plain wood and both purport no colouring and non-chill filtered so I thought it would be an interesting comparison. This is a very pale malt,...

Score 91/100

Tomintoul 14 Year Old

I finished my last light whisky (Balblair 2002) and was going through the cabinet in search of something that would satisfy my need for a nice light summery dram. I was quite happy when I remembered I had this Tomintoul still unopened and waiting. Well, as a first comment, after opening this I realized I wouldn't call this whisky primarily light....

Score 90/100