Tomintoul (pronounced ‘tom-in-TOWEL’) was built in 1964, under the ownership of Hay & Macleod and W & S Strong, in the village of the same name, which itself is one of Scotland’s highest, at an altitude of 345m (1132 feet). Drawing its water from the Ballantruan Spring, the whisky distillery sits in rugged terrain; jagged undulations surround and are specked with many a wooded clump.
It is said the purity of the spring and the clean air at such an altitude contribute to the smooth, easy-drinking single malt of Tomintoul; indeed, they market their Scotch as ‘the easy drinking dram’. The distillery is rather large with a capacity of 3.3 million litres per annum. Tomintoul runs at maximum capacity, with a seven day working week and boasts a healthy storage capacity; its four warehouses can hold 75,000 casks. In 1974, the first official bottling was launched in the form of Tomintoul twelve year-old.
Two weeks a year, a heavily peated malt with 55ppm is used for mashing, for the peated bottlings in Tomintoul’s range. Currently under Angus Dundee ownership, Tomintoul whisky distillery was acquired from Whyte and Mackay in 2000. It would seem Tomintoul has come of age of late with a surge of recent releases, including the 1976 vintage, bottled in 2008.
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Tomintoul Cigar Malt (70cl, 43%)
A sherried single malt from Tomintoul, specially designed to be paired with cigars! A no-age-statement Speysider, which has been matured in Oloroso sherry casks, sourced from Andalucia. We reckon it’ll taste just as good on its own, with all of its chocolate and bramble fruit notes.
Tomintoul with a Peaty Tang (70cl, 40%)
We assume that this new no-age-statement peated Tomintoul must be similar to the Old Ballantruan but at a reduced strength. Either way, at this price it must be worth a punt for peatheads.
Tomintoul 12 Year Old Oloroso Sherry Cask (70cl, 40%)
A gentle 12 year old from the Tomintoul distillery. This was matured in Oloroso sherry casks.
Tomintoul 10 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
A gentle 10 year old from the Speyside distillery, Tomintoul. This was introduced to their range in 2002, two years after the distillery was bought by Angus Dundee.
Tomintoul Tlàth (70cl, 40%)
Pronounced ‘Tlah’, Tlàth means gentle and/or mellow. With Tomintoul known as ‘the gentle dram’, this particular expression is along the same easy-going Speysider lines and is matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels.
Tomintoul 25 Year Old 70cl, 43%
This 25 year old Tomintoul single malt Scotch whisky was introduced to the distillery’s range in the first half of 2015. An exciting release for Tomintoul, a distillery which has resided in Speyside since 1964 and has gained a reputation for producing laid-back, mellow whiskies – hence their tagline as ‘The Gentle Dram’.
Tomintoul 14 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
This 14 year old has been bottled at a higher strength to previous Tomintoul releases. This has helped bring out more of the flavour, and the character of the dram.
Old Ballantruan 15 Year Old (70cl, 50%)
While the Tomintoul distillery is well-known for its laid-back expression (earning the nickname “the gentle dram”), it also produces a line of heavily-peated whiskies released under the Old Ballantruan name. This expression, launched in mid-2018, features smoky whisky matured for at least 15 years before bottling at 50% ABV.
Tomintoul 16 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
This is the 16 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the Tomintoul distillery, matured in selected bourbon casks. It was crafted by fourth generation distiller, Robert Fleming. Rather elegant and flavoursome, this one.
Tomintoul Five Decades 50th Anniversary No.1038 70cl, 50%
This limited release from Tomintoul distillery was released to commemorate the distilleries 50th birthday after it was established back in 1965. This particular bottling is unique as they use hand selected casks of whisky from 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2005, before been melded together and bottled in 2015. Coming in at an impressive 50% and one of only 5230 bottles, this is definitely one for fans of Speyside whisky.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Tomintoul
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottled 07.2015
Number of bottles 1038 /5230
Strength 50.0 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
Bottled for 50th Anniversary of Tomintoul
Tomintoul 36 Year Old 1977 (cask 3700) Vintage Single Cask Bottle No.316 (70cl, 54.9%)
Following their 1981 Vintage Single Cask, Tomintoul have dug out an even older single malt whisky, this one coming from April 1977! After a lengthy maturation in a sherry cask, the whisky was bottled in June 2015, without chill-filtration or colouring, with an outrun of 470 beautiful bottles, which come in rather handsome presentation boxes.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Tomintoul
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Vintage Single Cask
Vintage 12.04.1977
Bottled 06.2015
Stated Age 38 years old
Cask type Sherry Cask
Cask number 3700
Number of bottles 316/470
Strength 54.9 % Vol.
Tomintoul 17 Year Old 2005 Edition Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask Finish (70cl, 46%)
Tomintoul which has been given fantastically sherried finish. Distilled in 2005, this Speyside single malt matured for 17 years and was finished in PX sherry butts selected from renowned producers, Fernando de Castilla. Non-chill filtered, 9,870 bottles were produced of this limited edition whisky.
Tomintoul 15 Year Old 2006 Edition Portwood Finish (70cl, 46%)
A 2006 Tomintoul single malt that was initally matured in ex-bourbon casks and finished in ex-Port pipes, before being bottled at 15-years-old. Aromas of brambles, red cherry, toasted brioche and amoretti biscuits fill the nose, complemented by notes of cherry Bakewell, dark fruits, marzipan, clove and pink peppercorn throughout the palate.
Tomintoul 14 Year Old 2008 Edition White Port Cask Finish (70cl, 46%)
A white Port, and of whisky obviously, but it’s not too often that the two meet, so this rare occasion is most welcome! Distilled at Tomintoul in 2008, this 14-year-old single-malt Scotch was finished in white Port casks, imparting delicious sweet, vinous notes to the elegant malt at its core.
Tomintoul 12 Year Old 2010 Edition Oloroso Sherry Cask (70cl, 40%)
A limited-edition 2010 Tomintoul single malt, initially matured in ex-bourbon casks and finished in oloroso sherry casks from Andalucía, Spain. The palate offers notes of caramel, dried fruit, toffee and vanilla that linger in the finish
Tomintoul 15 Year Old Portwood Finish (70cl, 46%)
15 year old whisky from the Tomintoul distillery, finish in Port casks to impart some sweet, juicy, fragrant notes to the Speyside single malt. Ace.
Tomintoul 18 Year Old Gift Pack (70cl, 40%)
Tomintoul 18 Year Old was created to celebrate the natural beauty of the Cairngorms National Park, where the distillery is based. The scenery on the packaging is Loch A’An, the source of the river A’An which flows past the distillery. This gift pack comes complete with two branded glasses, for sharing the gentle dram.