Tomatin 25 Year Old 1988 Malts of Scotland
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Review by @markjedi1
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For my twentieth Tomatin, I have a sample of the new Malts of Scotland release. Judging by the color, this was a refill sherry cask.
Wow! Great nose! Stewed fruit in all its facets. A veritable fruit bomb. Peach, pineapple on syrup, onripe banana. But also a mix of sugared and roasted almonds, a whiff of marzipan and a hint of garden herbs. Turkish Delight. Sniffing tobacco. Then some yellow apples shine through, as well as some kiwi. Develops beautifully and is more than complex enough to keep you busy for a while. Adding water makes it a lot more herbal in my opinion. More garden herbs.
Despite the relatively high ABV, the arrival is soft. But spicy from the start. Think ginger, nutmeg – oh, wait! A dusty side settles in that is very pleasant indeed. Mild bitterness as if from grapefruit or tea. A little less fruity than the nose made you expect, but certainly not a disappointment. It puts the throat aflame (well, you know what I mean). On the palate, it does become a little more green if you add water.
The finish is spicy and long with a hint of woodsmoke.
Oh, yeah, great Tomatin! Diluted it is very good as well, but then it trades some of its fruitiness for spiciness. Around 130 EUR. Thanks, Jeroen!
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