Tomatin 18 Years
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 16659 | |
| Tomatin | |
| Scotland, Highlands | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 18 Years | |
| 46% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Bourbon Refill | |
| Sherry - Oloroso | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sherry:
Sherry:
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Raisin:
Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Vanilla:
Dried Fruit:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Apple:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Apple:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Dark Chocolate:
Herb:
Honey:
Orange:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Honey:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Nuts:
Mint:
Caramel:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Caramel:
Nuts:
Herbs:
Chocolate:
Mint:
Cinnamon:
Chocolate:
Ginger:
Cherry:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Berries:
Cherry:
Grape:
Lemon:
Berries:
Grape:
Lemon:
Malt:
Malt:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Herb:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Sherry:
Zitrus:
Dark Chocolate:
Zitrus:
Dried Fruit:
Oil:
Spices:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Oil:
Dried Fruit:
Raisin:
Honey:
Lemon:
Raisin:
Honey:
Lemon:
Ginger:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Ginger:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Cherry:
Walnut:
Chili:
Green Apple:
Lime:
Caramel:
Alcohol:
Maritime Notes:
Clove:
Berries:
Chili:
Malt:
Plum:
Caramel:
Clove:
Alcohol:
Lime:
Green Apple:
Maritime Notes:
Walnut:
Berries:
Plum:
Nuts:
Malt:
Salt:
Peat Smoke:
Salt:
Cherry:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Dark Chocolate:
Oak:
Sherry:
Dark Chocolate:
Spices:
Oak:
Herb:
Herb:
Sherry:
Malt:
Malt:
Spices:
Chocolate:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Peat Smoke:
Dried Fruit:
Coffee:
Pepper:
Caramel:
Honey:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Salt:
Herbs:
Honey:
Caramel:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Heather:
Salt:
Coffee:
Zitrus:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.2
Rate
27
16
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
23. Oct 2017
17. Nov 2019
26. Oct 2019
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17. Dec 2019
14. May 2021
07. Jun 2017
20. Jun 2017
31. Jul 2020
Nosing: 
Intense big hit of sherry and raisins. Mixed nuts, orange peel. Fresh apricot. Intensely aromatic.
Taste:
Sweet to balanced arrival. Where the nose is more fresh fruit, this has a lot more dried fruit character. Sultanas, dried apricot, dried citrus fruit (lime?). There's an immediate oak spiciness which builds over time that has a peppery character.
Finish: 
Medium to long. Dark dried fruit and dark chocolate. There's something a bit herbal in there too like bay leaf maybe. Relatively dry finish
Comment:
This is a really good example of an older sherry finished malt. The nose is beautiful. The palate is intense and layered. The finish is good, maybe not as good as the nose and palate, but is still characterful and interesting. One thing that sticks out is that for 18 years, it's still quite a lively tasting whisky. Normally by this age things are starting to lose their vibrancy a little, but here it is still definitely present. Shows best with a good drop of water. Definitely a buy.
87/100
Intense big hit of sherry and raisins. Mixed nuts, orange peel. Fresh apricot. Intensely aromatic.
Taste:
Sweet to balanced arrival. Where the nose is more fresh fruit, this has a lot more dried fruit character. Sultanas, dried apricot, dried citrus fruit (lime?). There's an immediate oak spiciness which builds over time that has a peppery character.
Finish:
Medium to long. Dark dried fruit and dark chocolate. There's something a bit herbal in there too like bay leaf maybe. Relatively dry finish
Comment:
This is a really good example of an older sherry finished malt. The nose is beautiful. The palate is intense and layered. The finish is good, maybe not as good as the nose and palate, but is still characterful and interesting. One thing that sticks out is that for 18 years, it's still quite a lively tasting whisky. Normally by this age things are starting to lose their vibrancy a little, but here it is still definitely present. Shows best with a good drop of water. Definitely a buy.
87/100
09. Nov 2020
