TOMATIN DISTILLERY 20 Year Old 2001 Single Cask UK Exclusive Cask #34872 – Scotch Whisky News
TOMATIN 20yo UK Exclusive
United Kingdom single cask exclusive. 2001 vintage PX sherry cask #24872 bottled at 57.4%. Only 658 numbered bottles. Tomatin 20 Year Old 2001 vintage Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single Pedro Ximenez Sherry butt #34872 bottled August 2022 for the United Kingdom market.
Nose – Rich with an intensely sweet opening bringing notes of maple syrup, candied walnuts, prunes and rum soaked sultanas. PX, despite being the sweetest wine in the world, has a way of presenting intriguing bitter aromas like dark chocolate, treacle, espresso and leather. With time, more dried fruit emerges with hints of dried apricot and raisins along with a touch of cinnamon.
Taste – An incredible mouthfeel, almost chewy, the sweetness spreads with notes of cherry and plum liqueurs followed by golden syrup and Jamaican ginger cake. All of the bitter aromas from the nose make an appearance but always under a sweet guise.
Finish – This is a bold whisky throughout and the mix of dark sweetness, bitter notes and spice lingers for quite some time.
Tomatin Distillery was established in 1897 and operated with two stills until 1956 after which there were frequent and numerous additions culminating in 23 stills in 1986 making Tomatin the largest distillery in Scotland at that time. However, eleven were subsequently closed and it is currently equipped with twelve but operating with eight. Tomatin Distillery is a Highland distillery situated close to the Cairngorms National Park and, sitting at an altitude of 315m, it is the third highest distillery in Scotland. The official range includes Tomatin 12 Year Old, 18 Year Old and the peated Cu Bocan range.
