Tomintoul 25 Year

I'm surprised at this one. The sample I have is not a gentle dram at all. Now it's no (typical) Mortlach in profile but its rich, robust and flavorful. Toffee, Caramel, cinnamon, dark fruits and more. Very nice dram. The finish is shortish and initially very slightly harsh which detracts from the experience but it makes you want to take another hit to get the full experience one again. In time that to fades and it becomes a more balanced. Definitely changed my opinion of Tomintoul 180 degrees.

Excellent

N - 84: Mild fruits and spices. T - 85: Very weak flavours, no complexity. Seems like a watered down Glenlivet 18. F - 87: Nice finish but not flavours. 85.33/100

This one was great. It had definite salt in the nose as well as berries in the nose on tasting, there was more salt pepper and caramel flavor is along with some of the fruit and had a nice aftertaste was more of the caramel and fruit that we liked very much.

The nose has a strong bourbon note with cinnamon and sweet toffee. That apple character persists, but it’s more baked apple pie here. - Very dense on the palate, but also more gentle than the others. Sweet toffee with oak, butter, vanilla and cinnamon. - The finish is soft and creamy with the barest hint of spice.