Tomatin 14 Year Port Casks

Ok, I’m done with putting up with Barreled’s quirkiness. I like the simplistic format but from now on I will be posting reviews here as well as porting over earlier reviews. Here’s the latest. I bought this bottle for Burns night along with the Bowmore 15. My only previous experience with this distillery was the Cu Bocan, which I liked very much. Having heard good things about the rest of their products I was eager to try something else. This dram is aged for 14 years in a combination of ex-bourbon and port casks. It's bottled at a nice 46% ABV and is a medium gold in the glass. Swirling produces slow forming legs with some clingy water droplets. Not sure about colorant or chill filtration; nothing stated on the bottle or website. The nose is classic scotch: strong barley, berries and orchard fruits, malty biscuit, and soft honey. Nothing special, but very nice. The palate is sweet honey, fruits, hints of milk chocolate, nuts. The mouthwatering taste gives way to just a hint of smoke on the back end. The finish is decently long. There's a warm, slightly smoky malt and cereal with burnt sugar. It hangs around quite a while if you can resist taking another sip. I got this from Acespirits.com with their Burns night discount of 10% for $50. Even at the full price of $55 this is a very good value. Very worth your while to pick up if you get a chance. 4.25/5. Cheers!