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Tomintoul Peaty Tang
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
May 13, 2021 (edited May 14, 2021)
I bought a bunch of Tomintoul 5cl miniature bottles, and of course i started my journey with the peaty expression. This speyside whisky is marketed as a dram that has a "peaty tang".
Bottled at 40%abv, gold color.
On the nose, pretty interesting. Apples, vanilla custard, Stinky peat and Pears. Mud, a cheap citric note; wet grass. Cloth softener. Fruity and peaty. After a first sip it gave me apple pie and mostly pears. It feels herbal, peaty and fruity.
On the palate, it is dim, very light. Pear, apples, slight pepper, slight saltiness. It is a very light whisky.
Aftertaste is one of the shortest i have ever tasted. A little salty, very watery. Very dim spiciness. Almost no aftertaste. There is some peaty nice flavor after the third sip, but it lasts one second.
Overall, this whisky is exactly as drinking a peaty pear juice, it lacks body, it lacks personality, and it is too light. I think the aroma is nice, but the rest is nothing. My score for it is 69 over 100.
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@ContemplativeFox yeah, pretty much
Peaty tomintoul? sounds like they tried to cover for their weak distillate and tired barrels.