THREE NEW TOMATIN’S

The Tomatin Distillery, Inverness-shire, is delighted to announce the release of two single cask and one limited edition bottling.

The first of the single casks was distilled in September 1997 and matured in a first fill bourbon barrel for over 12 years and bottled at cask strength – 57.1% abv. Only 244 bottles are available and will be sold in a limited number of western European markets as well as Japan.

The second Single cask was distilled in January 1999 and matured initially in a re fill American oak cask before being transferred into a European oak cask that was used to mature tempranillo wine. After spending over 2 year in the wine cask it was bottled at cask strength – 57.1% abv.  Only 302 bottles are available and again they will be sold in a limited number of Western European markets as well as Japan.

The third release is a limited edition 21 year old bottling which was created using 7 casks, 6 of which were re fill American oak casks and the 7th an ex sherry butt. Again bottled at casks strength – 52% abv – and limited to a release of just 2400 bottles which will be made available in selected markets throughout the world including the United Kingdom.

Stephen Bremner, Sales Director at the distillery commented: “Up until very recently you would have been hard pushed to find any limited edition official distillery bottlings from Tomatin. This is no longer the case and I am pleased to confirm that there will be a steady flow of this type of product over the coming years. We have some amazing casks from the 1960’s up to the present day and I feel confident that consumers will be delighted with what we bring to the market in the near future.”

He continued “The single casks are obviously very different in character with one representing the traditional house style of Tomatin and the other showing that our whisky is fairly adaptable and works well in different cask types. I feel that the 21 year old is a good example of a traditional highland malt whisky. It is very soft and smooth but also has a slightly spicy edge to it which is typical of Tomatin as it gets past the teens.”

TOMATIN GAINS A NEW LOOK

Rebranding Tomatin Malt Whisky

Scotch Malt Whisky producer, The Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd, is currently in the process of re launching its single malt range, as it continues in its efforts to develop the Tomatin name into an internationally renowned brand.

The company has opted for the ‘less is more’ approach by adopting a sophisticated and simplistic design for its packaging. The classic typography also help to give the brand a more stylish and premium look.

As part of the re brand the core range has been extended with the introduction of a 15 year old single malt which has been matured exclusively in North American Oak casks. The core range now consists of a 12 year old which is lightly sherried, a 15 year old, an 18 year old which is now produced at 46% abv and non chill filtered. It is also much more heavily sherried than previously, spending its final 24 months maturation in Oloroso Sherry butts. A 25 year old which is sophisticated single malt with a deep and complex character.

Stephen Bremner , Global Sales Director , said “ I felt strongly that in order for our single malt to develop into a truly global brand that a re styling of the packaging was imperative. I am confident that the new look will not only help develop the brand in our core markets but also help to open up markets that we are not currently present in”. He added “ We have already received some very positive feedback from consumers and in fact there has been a noticeable increase of sales in some of our key markets since the new package was launched”.

As well as producing a single malt the Tomatin Distillery is also the owner of ‘The Antiquary ‘ Blended Scotch Whisky. This famous old Scotch whisky brand is also being given a new look and will be re launched in several markets towards the end of 2009.

Visit Tomatin Distillery at http://www.tomatin.com/