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Tormore 16 years

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(2)€105Scotland, Speyside, Single Malt

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Tormore was built on Speyside in 1958 to a design by architect Sir Albert Richardson. The place looks less like a farm distillery and more like a civic building. Eight stills stand inside one very tall still house. This bottling belongs to the Chivas Brothers Distillery Reserve Collection. Those half bottles were sold at distillery visitor centres. Sixteen years in a first fill barrel followed, cask 104907. It was bottled on 6 June 2019 at 56.9 percent. The strength shows. Orchard fruit and honey land first. Then ginger heat arrives, and a dry, resinous close.

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About the distillery

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Tormore

Most distilleries are working buildings first and beautiful second, but Tormore in Scotland's Speyside flips that order. Built between 1958 and 1960, it was designed as a showpiece. The celebrated architect Sir Albert Richardson shaped its striking, almost palatial look. It sits just south of the River Spey, drawing water from the Allt an Torra Mhoir burn. The grounds are as theatrical as the buildings. Topiary is clipped into the shapes of pot stills, and a clock chimes Scottish tunes on the quarter hour. Behind the grand front, the whisky itself is gentle and approachable. The house style leans nutty and smooth, with a soft pear or melon note. Long owned by big drinks groups, Tormore passed to independent bottler Elixir Distillers in 2022. Giving a once quiet name a fresh chance to step into the spotlight.

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About the Tormore 16 years

Tormore 16 years is a Speyside single malt bottled at 56.9 percent. It carries no chill filtration, so nothing is stripped out before the whisky reaches the glass. The spirit filled a first fill barrel, cask 104907, on 6 May 2003. It came out again on 6 June 2019, sixteen years later. The release belongs to the Distillery Reserve Collection. Chivas Brothers sold that cask strength range in 50cl bottles at distillery visitor centres. The distillery opened in 1958, designed by the architect Sir Albert Richardson. Most Scotch distilleries grew piece by piece out of farm buildings. This one was drawn on paper first, as a single design. Eight stills work inside one tall still house. Elixir Distillers bought the site from Chivas Brothers in June 2022. The place was built to feed blending houses, which is why the Tormore name stays quiet. The nose opens on fresh fruit: plum, a slice of pineapple, something floral behind it. Pine needles and cinnamon sharpen the edges. The palate turns sweet and thick, with vanilla and honey riding the high strength. Ginger and spice build through the middle. The finish dries out and turns woody, with cedar and resin. An earthy, vegetative note lingers at the end. Pine needles return once the sweetness fades. Official Tormore bottlings are few, and much of the spirit goes to blenders. Tormore 16 years is the opposite of that. It is one barrel, drawn at full strength and left unfiltered. First fill wood hands over more vanilla and spice than a refill cask does. Sixteen years gave the barrel time to work without flattening the fruit. Every bottle came from cask 104907, so nothing else will taste quite like it.