I keep being impressed by the products coming out of Tomatin. This 12 year old is bottled at 43% (although I can't seem to find any records on the internet of the 12 year old having been bottled at this strength - they all say its 40% but this clearly has 43% alcohol by volume on the bottle and box) and, from what I understand, has done time in bourbon casks followed by time in Spanish sherry casks. The good news is that, after probing around a bit, it appears that PX (Pedro Ximenez) casks were used in the process. Oloroso may have been too, but I'm not sure.
Colour: light amber or auburn (maybe?)
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Nose: I think what smell in this, after getting past the "sweet" thought, is super-ripe pears and cooked down apples with maybe some melted down brown sugar or something. Its very soft on the nose and makes me want to just dive in.
Palate: That is really good! First thoughts are sweet, soft, and nice body. Tasting again brings me back to thoughts of very ripe, soft pears and sweet apple juice. It has a layer of spices that comes in on the back of the fruit. Its soft but has solid body at the same time. Very tasty! This tends to make the mouth water rather than dry and is really satisfying. This doesn't have any sharp edges but putting in two drops (literally) of water seems to do nice things to this anyway - the flavour open a little more without losing body.
Finish: soft and decently long. The flavour lasts and there is a back palate heat with some lingering spices.
Tomatin keeps impressing me with their products. I attended their master class in the fall and I was honestly impressed with every dram there. Simple suggestion for simple folks wondering what to buy and for what occasion: get a bottle of Tomatin 12 Year Old for the winter and a bottle of Tomatin 15 Year Old (previously reviewed) for the summer. You won't break the bank and you'll have very tasty drams for any time of day.
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