Tomintoul 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Description

Whiskey: Tomintoul 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

A gentle 10 year old from the Speyside distillery, Tomintoul. This was introduced to their range in 2002, two years after the distillery was bought by Angus Dundee.

Size: 750ML

Proof: 80 (40% ABV)

Age: 10 Year

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Tomintoul Distillery

Located within the Glendive Estate in Speyside, Tomintoul (Tom-in-towel) is named after a nearby village, the highest village in the highlands and usually the first to be closed off by snow. Tomintoul was established in 1965 by Hay McLeod Ltd and W. & S. Strong, and was the third distillery established after the Second World War In 1973 the distillery was bought out by investors, with ownership changing to Whyte & McKay in 1995 before being sold to Angus Dundee in 2000 (who also acquired the Glencadam distillery on 2003) where it remains to this day. This 10 year bottling is aged in ex-bourbon casks.

Tomintoul 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes

Nose: Medium-body and well-balanced. There are notes of vanilla fudge and barley. Tones of malt extract and espresso, hints of mochaccino and oak.

Palate: Pleasingly viscous, with notes of barley sugar, toasty cereals, acacia honey and malt extract. Honeycomb, toffee and a touch of vanilla fudge.

Finish: Quite short, yet charming.

Distillery Information

The Tomintoul-Glenlivet Distillery is a distillery in Ballindalloch, in the Speyside region of Scotland, producing malt whisky for blends and bottled as single malts. The distillery was founded in 1964.