1901
Tomintoul 16 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
December 28, 2022 (edited May 22, 2023)
Tasted from a miniature three-pack that includes the 10yo and 25yo.
The nose is the best thing about it: toast with jam, fig chutney, raisin, red wine, dusty crumbled walnut, and chocolate. It is a little thin on the palate (but that could be expected at 40%) and it tastes better when left to open for 20 minutes or more, with notes of fig roll, a little salt, and some oak spice. The finish is dry and a little tannic. It is almost sherryish in its profile or I could swear there was perhaps a red wine finish in there somewhere, but I was a little surprised to learn that it is ex-bourbon cask matured only.
I purchased the pack in 2017 and tried the 10yo the following year. I was fairly underwhelmed and so, with many other options, it dampened my eagerness to try the remaining bottles from the set. I was right to be reluctant. Unless anyone can recommend it, I may need another 4 or 5 years to build up to trying the 25yo.
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@Slainte-Mhath thanks for your thoughts, and i know now not to expect greatness from the 25yo. So, basically this trio is the “Hanson” of Speyside malts.
@1901 I had the same triple pack, a complete letdown. Identical color on all three malts, drained in E150a. I gave them 76 pts, 81 pts and 83 pts. Even the 25-year-old was hardly worth 3.5 stars.
@1901 I don’t believe they are.
@cascode yours are limited editions I guess, so hopefully they’re different and more care & attention went into their selection. Are either of them peated?
I recently tried the 12 year old and was not much impressed either. I have a sample of the 14 year Port Cask to taste some time soon, and a bottle each of the 18 year old and 15 year old American Casks in the stash. Fingers crossed they are better. I bought the two bottles untasted on a mate’s recommendation, which I rarely do, so hoping they are worth it.