TOMATIN 12yo 40%

Tomatin’s  flagship malt – this has been around since 2003, when it took over from the 10 year old. It goes from strength to strength…

Tasting Notes

Nose – A complex, fresh and airy bouquet which contains rich malt and fruity aromas with a hint of peatiness.

Taste – The palate is rewarded with a unique combination of attractive flavours – a balance of apples, pears and malt with a gentle hint of nuttiness introduced by the subtle use of sherry wood. Very smooth and silky.

Finish – A wonderfully rich and elegant taste produces a long and satisfying finish; there is an oily richness which leads to a desire for more…

Cask – Matured in 1st or 2nd fill American oak casks , 1st fill bourbon barrels and finished in sherry butts for a minimum of 6 months.

Information About Tomatin

Tomatin Distillery home of the finest Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, is located in the Monadhliath Mountains just south of Inverness, capital of the Highlands of Scotland. Established in 1897, Tomatin (to rhyme with satin) is also one of the highest distilleries in Scotland at 315 metres above sea level. The soft waters of the Alt-na-Frith (Free Burn) which run clear and pure through the Monadhliath Mountains help to create a Highland Malt with delicate flavours, yet a rich and mellow style. Its undoubted quality and consistency make for a truly fine dram. A proud testimony to the art of distilling.

www.ralfy.com re-re-reviews (that’s three reviews over five years of the same brand of scotch) with Whisky Review 462 – Aberlour A’bunadh Batch 48

All members of Taster’s Club will get a free bottle of Johnny Walker from Ray Donovan this June 

Taster’s Club, a premium whiskey of the month club, has linked up with the SHOWTIME original series Ray Donovan, to offer their membership base a free bottle of Johnny Walker this month – free of charge. 

Taster’s Club sends a top-shelf whiskey (bourbon or scotch) to its members each month along with information to learn all about whiskey culture and production. Johnny Walker happens to be the favorite drink of Ray Donovan, the main character in the series. In addition, members will be sent a free DVD of the first season of the show. 

Mack McConnell, founder of Taster’s Club: “We were really happy to link up with Ray Donovan and the folks at SHOWTIME on this project. Taster’s Club members are huge whiskey fans and are going to be super happy to get their hands on an extra freebie this month. A lot of our new members in June will be gift recipients from Father’s Day – so this will be a great way to welcome them into the club.” 

Ray Donovan season two premieres on July 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. 

Synopsis of Ray Donovan:

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, RAY DONOVAN stars Emmy® and Golden Globe®  Award nominee Liev Schreiber as LA’s best professional fixer, the man called in to make the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls’ most complicated and combustible situations go away.  This powerful one-hour drama unfolds when his father, played by Oscar® winner Jon Voight, in his Golden Globe-winning role, is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

THE JUNE OUTTURN – MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKEYS!

The June Outturn is now available; for complete tasting notes and to purchase please visit http://www.smws.ca/

Cask No. 70.8 Youthful & zesty – yet complex!
7 years old; refill barrel; 59.4%
The nose offers grass, flowers, white wine and lemon sherbet – youthful and spring-like – yet complex with creme brulee, pencil shavings, clove and liquorice. Honey and marzipan sweetness flood the palate, followed by citric zest, apple, grape and slate, with tingling heat.

Cask No. 48.37 Real old-fashioned lemonade
9 years old; 1st fill barrel; 58.6%
On the nose neat, moving from a dusty rye bread to a freshly baked fruity malt loaf. The taste is sweet and herbal; cinnamon, nutmeg and an empire biscuit. With water becoming more lemony and fresher; lemon cordial and a Mint Aero chocolate bar, and in the taste a lemon meringue pie.

Cask No. 73.57 Jamaican Rumtopf
21 years old; refill barrel; 55.7%
Very heady aroma like a musky perfume followed by aromatic sandalwood and herbal notes in a tartar sauce. The taste is initially hot then very creamy and buttery. With water, turning into a Rumtopf using high ester Jamaican rum as well as becoming juicy and fruity; it left us wanting more!

Cask No. 30.77 This is nuts!
16 years old; refill sherry butt; 57.7%
Sweet and nutty aromas, toffee doughnuts, fruit and nut fudge and toasted tea cakes. The taste is that of chocolate raisins, marzipan and almonds. Adding water releases mixed nuts and in the taste plum chutney with malt vinegar and an old Amontillado sherry.

Cask No. 31.26 BBQ smoke by a rolling sea
24 years old; refill hogshead; 53.6%
The nose carries sea-spray, seafood barbecues and beach bonfires; slate, aniseed, buttery pastry and butterscotch; charred ham later. The palate has serious smoke, sweet, woody, earthy elements and lots of savoury stuff (smoked ribs, bacon, barbecued scallops).

Cask No. 29.132 Hospitals and Japanese restaurants
21 years old; refill butt; 56.6%
The nose gives creosote, leather, hay, tarry driftwood, menthol cigarettes, burnt marshmallows and sea-drowned bonfires – eventually hospitals and Japanese restaurants (miso-soy-teriyaki combo). The palate has peat smoke, clove-studded ham, roast parsnips and cooked seaweed.

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Great Scotch for Father’s Day

Gift wrapping available at the checkout – let us deliver to the lucky recipient!

Tomatin, Braeval, Springbank and many more Burns Malts for Father’s Day

Burns Malt Exclusive to TWB

This Father’s Day we’ve got a fantastic selection of stunning gift sets and Whisky Shop exclusives that you will not find anywhere else. What’s more we are offering free postage on all UK orders over £60. Or why not take advantage of our click and collect service and have your bottle delivered to one of our stores.

The Johnnie Walker Private Collection

This 2014 Johnnie Walker Private Collection edition is a tribute to one of Johnnie Walkers signature flavours –– Smoke.

A bold 46.8% ABV blend of incredibly rare, smoky whiskies from 3 regions of Scotland, each possessing their own, unique smoky style: Highland, Island & Islay.

Highland –Subtle sophisticated smoke, contains extra layers of complexity through sweet and vibrant notes.
Island – Maritime character, fresh, oily, sea-salt, smoke.
Islay – Bold smoke – dry, medicinal and phenolic.

These blends are married with a worthy body carrier: the fruits of the J.W. & Sons innovative ‘Calculus’ experiment, an in-house spin on the finishing process started in the 1980’s. Only 8,888 numbered bottles available worldwide

£500.00 Click here to buy

Johnnie Walker Ryder Cup Blue Label

Each bottle of the Johnnie Walker Blue Label “Ryder Cup Limited Edition” is individually numbered, making it a rare and unique keepsake or gift. The distinctive design of both the packaging and the bottle depicts the unforgettable, classic view of the iconic Gleneagles Hotel and celebrates the return to Scotland after 41 years of The Ryder Cup, the world’s leading match play competition. One of only 1750 ever created.

Aroma: Honey, Hazelnut, Rose petals, Orange, Sherry cask Flavours: Dark chocolate, Smoke, Kumquat, Sandalwood Character: Intense, Complex, Smooth Stock arriving at the start of June

£225.00 – click here to buy

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GIVE THREE SHIPS PREMIUM SELECT 5 YEAR OLD FOR FATHER’S DAY 

To thank dad for being the great man that he is, choose the proudly South African, Three Ships Premium Select 5 Year Old, gold medal winner at the 2014 International Spirits Challenge (ISC) held annually in London and announced on 5 June.  

The whisky, an artful blend of grain and malt whiskies, is crafted by master distiller Andy Watts, who for the past 23 years has firmly placed the South African whisky industry on the global map. The whisky is produced at The James Sedgwick’s Distillery in the Boland town of Wellington, along with the Three Ships Select, Three Ships Bourbon Cask and the limited-edition Three Ships 10 Year Old Single Malt. 

The Three Ships Premium Select 5 Year Old is a tribute to the time Andy spent on the Isle of Islay where many years ago, he fell in love with the island and its iconic peaty whiskies. Andy uses peated barley, distilled in copper stills along with grain spirit, distilled in column stills, to create a beautifully balanced and well-integrated blended whisky. The whisky spends five years in oak developing its aromatic, full peaty and fruity character. Andy recommends enjoying this full bodied whisky neat with a dash of water and pairing it with blue cheese, chicken liver pâté, smoked chicken or Pancetta. 

The Three Ships Premium Select 5 Year Old is available from leading liquor outlets and retails for about R125.

The whisky awards gods have definitely been smiling on us recently. At the prestigious 2014 World Whiskies Awards organised by Whisky Magazine we won ‘Scotch Blended Malt of the Year’ and ‘Whisky Brand Innovator of the Year’. And then, two more awards came our way at the 2014 Drammie Awards, voted for by whisky lovers around the world.

The Peat Monster showed it’s as popular as ever as it swept up ‘Scotch Blended Malt of the Year‘. If anything though, our ‘Whisky Brand Innovator of the Year’ award is more pleasing as innovation is so much at the heart of what we do. This was the fifth time in total that we’ve won it, which might even be some sort of record.

However, we believe there is no more important accolade than one which comes from the people who love and drink whisky. The Drammie Awards do exactly that. Whisky fans voted Compass Box ‘Most Exciting/Innovative Whisk(e)y Producer/Bottler’ while Delilah’s was chosen as ‘Most Innovative New Whisky’

Father’s Day Whiskies

Forget golf balls or a tie this Father’s Day. Choose some delicious Compass Box whisky. Whether your Dad is a Peat Monster , a rebellious Spice Tree or a decadent Hedonism type we have the perfect whisky for him. Or if you’re not sure what he likes, a bottle of Great King Street Artist’s Blend  or the rich, elegant Oak Cross simply cannot fail. What’s more, you’ll be sure to have something good to drink the next time you see him. Simply pick up a bottle from your local retailer or via our UK Online shop. Happy Father’s Day!

Exclusive Dalmore Stag’s Head cufflinks free with selected whiskies

The lovely people at Whyte & Mackay have generously provided us with a very limited amount of stunning Dalmore stag’s head cufflinks to give away with selected expressions. When we say limited we mean limited so you need to get your order in quickly so as to be in with a chance.

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DALMORE CUFFLINKS FREE WITH SELECTED WHISKIES

These fabulous Dalmore platinum plated stag’s head cufflinks are, as you would expect, top quality and beautifully presented. We have just a few pairs available to give away to customers who buy a bottle of Dalmore 18 year old, 25 year old, King Alexander III or Constellation. Not on general sale, these cufflinks are truly something exclusive and with Father’s Day just over a week away a bottle of Dalmore accompanied by these cufflinks would make a very special present .
(This offer is only available whilst stocks last.)

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