Tomatin have finally done it. They've done a big cask strength release. I always wondered how this type of thing would turn out at Tomatin. Would they go for a total sherry bomb or something more balanced but powerful? Of course they did a bunch of the right things up front - no chill-filtering, no colour. This one is aged in a mixture of oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels.
Here goes...
Colour: full gold.
Nose: sweet and bold. Add a little water and I get a scent of apples cooking down in a pan with butter and brown sugar.
Palate: sweet and rich! Big! Like coffee with loads of brown sugar and some cream in it. Leads to spices and chocolate. Nice balance neat for such high strength. A little water brings out marzipan and and orange and orange peel along with the brown sugar sauce. There's still those spices too and some ginger at the back of the palate. Balance here is fantastic. Many cask strength editions are really huge in one direction - those are great too - but this one is more of a balanced one. Part sherry bomb and part full strength bourbon barrel edition.
I suggest people play with this a bit. Start at full strength, add some water, taste, let it sit, add some water, etc.
Finish: mid-long persistence making its way down into the chest. It leaves behind some spice and vanilla notes.
This is another super solid product from Tomatin. I am impressed, and the price is reasonable too! A big, balanced malt with power and refinement. When would I drink this? In the evening on those days where you come home and nobody loves you, your wife doesn't understand you, your bank manager doesn't understand you, and the world is against you.
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