Tomatin 1973

Tomatin Cu Bocan Virgin Oak

One of the NAS offerings from Tomatin that allows the distillery to put to use some of its younger whiskies. Despite the lame marketing ploy to associate this dram with a legend of a hell hound (Cu Bocan), this is a very well made whisky that deserves serious attention. The nose is especially enjoyable. "Fully matured in virgin oak"...

Score 86/100

Tomatin Cuatro (4 Sherry Finishes)

Tomatin have recently released their Cuatro range whereby whisky that has been aged for nine years in Bourbon casks was then split and aged for a further three years in four different types of sherry casks - Fino, Manzanilla, Pedro Ximanez and Oloroso. An interesting experiment. So this review is slightly different - rather than analyze each...

Score 85/100

Tomatin Contrast

Last summer Tomatin launched a limited release of 5.400 sets of 2 different vattings: bourbon and sherry. The half bottles are composed from casks from 1973, 1977, 1988, 1991, 2002 and 2006. That way, we can discover the difference of wood maturations in all its glory. The Tomatin bourbon is light and accessible on the nose, with touches of...

Score 85/100

Tomatin 1994/2015 20 Year Old Golden Cask

On a recent visit to Japan I happened to check out Yamato Trading’s showroom in Osaka and tried a number of Golden Cask Series bottlings from The House of Macduff. Among them was this 20-year old Tomatin of which I took a sample home. It was distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2015 from cask no. CM221, the total outturn being 257 bottles. The nose is...

Score 86/100