Tomatin 12 Year Bourbon & Sherry Casks

Maize corn colour. N:18, P:18, F:19, B:18. Reasonable whisky with flavours of flowers, honey, custard cream, almonds and cashew. Also toffee at moments.

I really tend to like Scotch, ripened in Oloroso sherry casks. Same with the Tomatin 12, a nice and very soft, mellow whiskey opening with a very welcoming nose of sweet brown sugar, tangerine zest, a hint of balsamico and an overload of nougaty sweetness. Thick and creamy mouthfeel, herbal with hints of freshly mown grass and basil. I taste Jackfruit, combined with caramel and a lot of wood. Long aftertaste, making me think of the little liquorice-like Potter Pastilles and salmiak, a hint of Starfruit after 30 seconds. Very clean mouthfeel, barely any burn. Lovely whiskey for everyday. Very good price!

Bitter finish. Smells really good but it tastes mediocre.

In a local shop - not my usual go-to-shop - I purchased a small tasting pack consisting of 3x 5cl bottles of Tomatin: Tomatin Legacy, the 12 year old 'Bourbon & Sherry Casks', and a 14 year old 'Port Cask'. The last one I had already tasted and reviewed, so I'll only review the first two. To be honest, as regular readers of my reviews might have noticed - I usually favor peaty, smoky whisky's, so my expectations weren't very high - especially not for the NAS 'Legacy'. Here's review 2/2 - The Tomatin 12 year old - Bourbon & Sherry Casks. This one I had slight higher expectations of than the Legacy. I usually quite like special finishes, so this one had to be better. The nose resembled the Legacy, but showed more pronounced lemon and herbs, while adding some winey notes. The taste was more of the same, while the sherry-influence was clear, but not dominant. The aftertaste was short to medium, and pleasant. 3.5 stars.

Heather and honey dominated on the palate with a nice finish of vanilla.