Tomatin 12yo (43%, OB, +/-2011) 

The recently redesigned and revamped line has brought this distillery a lot of attention. This official bottling has been finished in Spanish Sherry Casks and the label states ‘matured for over 12 years’. On the nose there are some green barley notes as well as some hints of roses ad heather. There is also some nice oak spice as well as a welcome sherry sweetness and some really good malt moments. The taste is gentle at first (sweet) and then a big rise in the oak spice, (some cocoa too) and then the malt arrive and everything works very well together. Malt, Sherry, Richness, Oak spice, Repeat. The finish is big, active, malty and sweet and then big, malty and sweet. A tiny, tiny, tiny hint of bitterness at the tail end of the finish detracts but this could simply be down to the reviewer. After a number of minutes the bitterness is banished by some sensational malt. 

This is really quite good and a welcome surprise. 

$25 at Foodland Super Market in Lahaina,Mauiand reduced to $14.99 with presentation of complimentary Maika’i card on check out! 

Score 86 points 

We conclud with part three of the ‘Z’ of the whisky alphabet as we take a look as whiskies that begin with “T”