Tomintoul 1972 Private Collection David Urquart Bottling Gordon & Macphail

Tomintoul 1981 single cask #5985

Nose: Wow. very fragrant almost a perfume.Getting a lot of wood, some earth, vanilla, lots of spice, pepper dark chocolate. some cinnamon. Palate: Very nice notes of tropical fruit salad , major red grapefruit notes , some grapefruit pith - rather spicy too. Finish: Medium-long with some grapefruit, wood and milk chocolate. This is a bolder dram,...

Score 87/100

Tomintoul 40 Year Old 1971 Old Malt Cask

I have had the good fortune of trying several well-aged Tomintoul. This is my 7th that is 40 years or older. And all of them were excellent! So the expectations for this Old Malt Cask are pretty high indeed. It was distilled in 1971, year of birth of my buddy Manny – who offered me the sample. OMG! I have only just poured it and already I am...

Score 88/100

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

Tomintoul 1967/2011 TWA Liquid Sun

bourbon hogshead from a purchased sample Nose: Malty, grassy, and some very lightly dried fruits (pineapple, apricots, mango, and clementine). You get the idea. Subtle on apple pie at first, and a touch of anise. The apples get bigger with time. Light mushroom. Vanilla is clearly in there. Something of nuts and mellow oil. Very nice. Palate: Oh,...

Score 88/100