A bonus, a 5th tasting note from the series of Four Days of Tobermory.

A single cask bottling from Dewar Rattray, the independent bottler, without the addition of artificial colour or chill- filtration. Why can’t everybody do it this way?? The nose is very sweet, vanilla, oak, pear, mild oranges, oak, light butter and an ever so slight hint of peat smoke. There is also a very slight back round aroma that is meaty and a very slight hint of damp card board that fades in and out. Despite the high alcohol the sweetness continues to build with time. With water some green notes pop up; malt, freshly cut hay and the sample becomes very sweet. Very fragrant, but not perfumed, heather, juniper, mint? Also wood notes, quite spicy. The taste is sweet and very malty and quite strong, loads of brown sugar, vanilla, honey and dried fruits. A back ground taste of the damp card board. Also very strong. With water the sweetness jumps out along with gentle malt, honey, tobacco, stewed apricots and toffee. The finish is very malty and sweet and chewy. The green notes have vanished however the gentle peat smoke has returned. After a few minutes the finish turns quite dry and continues with dry chewy malt. Not a dull mouth feel. Vibrant.

Actually it’s a very tasty whisky. C$125

Score 86 Points

Visit Tobermory Distillery at http://www.tobermorymalt.com/