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Tomatin 30 years

spicy woody
4.6
(2)€496Scotland, Highland, Single Malt

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Three decades is a long time to ask of any cask. This single malt spent thirty years quietly resting in bourbon wood, and the patience shows. The distillery sits high in the hills south of Inverness. Its gentle, fruity spirit was always going to age with grace. Long maturation has layered that lightness with real depth. Expect honey and brown sugar first. Then come dried fruit, warm clove and a thread of orange peel. Bottled without colouring and without chill filtration, it keeps every bit of texture. Pour it neat and give it room. A whisky this old rewards slow, unhurried sipping.

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Tomatin

Tomatin is a Scottish whisky distillery located in the village of Tomatin, in the Highlands region. The distillery was founded in 1897 and has since gone through multiple ownership changes. Today, it is owned by a Japanese company called Takara Shuzo. Tomatin produces a range of single malt whiskies, which are known for their fruity and floral notes, as well as their smoothness. The distillery uses traditional methods of production, including the use of copper stills and oak casks for maturation. The water used in the production of Tomatin whisky comes from the Alt-na-Frith burn, which is located in the Monadhliath Mountains. The water is soft and low in mineral content, which is ideal for whisky production.

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About the Tomatin 30 years

Tomatin 30 years is a single malt Scotch whisky from the Highland heart of Scotland. The Tomatin distillery sits in the hills south of Inverness, founded in 1897. Soft water from the Alt-na-Frith burn feeds its tall, slim copper stills. That gives the spirit a light, fruity character before the cask ever touches it. Thirty years in bourbon oak has worked slowly on that gentle base. The wood adds weight without smothering the fruit underneath. You meet honey and brown sugar at first. Then come dried fruit, fig and a soft spread of orange marmalade. The texture feels rich and unhurried, exactly as a long maturation should. The spice arrives next and stays polite. Clove, cinnamon and a little nutmeg sit alongside warm oak. A faint trace of leather rounds out the long finish. Each sip pulls a touch of caramel sweetness through the spice. Nothing here shouts, which is rather the point of a whisky aged this long. Tomatin has an unusual past for such a quiet name. By 1974 the site held 23 stills and could make 12.5 million litres a year. That made it the largest malt distillery in the world at the time. The company later cut back its still count sharply. The focus shifted to premium single malts instead of bulk spirit. This bottling carries no added colouring and is not chill filtered. That choice keeps the natural texture and a fuller mouthfeel. Drink Tomatin 30 years neat and let it open in the glass. It suits anyone who enjoys older, mellow Highland whisky without smoke.