Tomintoul 2008 - 15 yo - Tawny Port Cask Finish

Volume: 0.7 liters | Alcohol content: 46% | Not chill-filtered | No coloring

Tasting Notes

Nose: Inviting aromas of cooked fruit and cinnamon pastries, combining with cocktail cherries, dark chocolate and cloves.

Palate: Hints of baked strawberries, rhubarb compote and vanilla custard, paired with sweet nougat, candied almonds and cocoa powder.

Finish: Nutty and warming with notes of coffee cake, ripe blackberries, walnuts and dark chocolate that linger on the tongue.

Description

Gentle, gentler, Tomintoul: The single malt from the picturesque Cairngorms National Park is the whisky of choice for beginners and relaxed after-work drams. In over 20 years at Tomintoul, Master Distiller Robert Fleming has played a key role in shaping the extremely soft, malty-floral distillery character - and creating accessible "gentle drams" that are both award-winning and inexpensive.

Fleming succeeds in underlining the smoothness of his whiskies with full-bodied cask finishes. Pedro Ximénez Sherry Casks were used for the limited 2009 edition of the Tomintoul 14 yo. The lush single malt with notes of chocolate ganache, raisins and coffee was initially matured in bourbon casks.

The latter also applies to the limited-availability Tomintoul 15 yo, which was then aged in Tawny Port barriques for delicious notes such as rhubarb compote, vanilla pudding and candied almonds.

Thanks to the absence of coloring and chill filtration, the single malts develop authentic, full aromas.

facts

equipment	tube
dyed	No
dye	0
country	Scotland
region	Speyside
Distillery	Tomintoul
bottler	original bottling
vintage	2008
Distilled
Bottled
Old	15
barrel types	Ex-Bourbon Casks, Tawny Port Barrique Finish
number of bottles filled	6072
best-before date