Tomatin
Tomatin 18yo Single Malt Scotch whisky 700ml
- SKU:
- 1002
- Weight:
- 1,200.00 Grams
- Shipping:
- Calculated at Checkout
- COUNTRY:
- Scotland
- AGE:
- 18 year old
- STRENGTH:
- 0.46
The Tomatin 18 Year Old is a truly world class malt. Matured in traditional oak casks and first fill Oloroso Sherry butts, honey and soft oak flavours develop into a hint of dark chocolate with a citrus bite before a sustained sweet and slightly dry finish.
Tomatin 18yo Single Malt Scotch whisky 700ml - 46%. A big bold whisky matured in first fill Oloroso Sherry Butts. Double gold medal winner in 2018 at the WSC in San Francisco. Dried apricot, nougat and distinctive nutty flavours develop into bursts of tropical fruit with mellow undertones and a rich, full bodied finish.
Double Gold Medal 2018 and 2019 WSC San Francisco.
Tomatin Overview
The origins of whisky production in Tomatin are hard to be precise about - the formal distillery which operates today was established in 1897 but there is reason to believe that whisky production, albeit illegal, has been an important part of life in the area around Tomatin since the 1700s.
The name itself gives an insight into this secret past: “Tomatin” translates to “Hill of the Juniper Bush”, as juniper wood gives off no smoke while burning it has long been a favourite of illicit distillers who must keep their practice secret. Today, a building known locally as “The Old Laird’s House” still remains on the site of the current distillery
However, it was only in 1897 at the peak of the Victorian Whisky Boom that three men, John MacDougall, John MacLeish and Alexander Allan, along with a handful of investors,
decided to open a formal distillery on the site and form The Tomatin Spey District Distillery Ltd.
Located south of Inverness, Tomatin was for a time the largest producer of whisky in Scotland and today still remains one of the key whisky producers in the Highlands