Tony-Scotch
Tomatin 12 Year Bourbon & Sherry Casks
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
July 28, 2016 (edited November 4, 2019)
Revisiting this new version of Tomatin and what a difference! With a nice new label and bottle design to go with it. Still not very complex but that classic Speyside/Highland profile is there and it it satisfying and priced well.
Nose: The usual suspects of citrus and apples wrapped around a very nice milk cream note. Orange sherbert!
Taste: No surprises but you can taste the quality. Touch of honey and a thick mouthfeel followed by orange peel, lemon rind, grapefruit, tart apples. Over time the wood spices make an appearance.
Finish: Citrus, oak, maybe some dark chocolate, mild bitterness.
This is the best deal out there right now for under $40 If you don't like smoke /peat on a daily basis.
Unfortunately it will probably balloon in price to $50 bucks like every other quality lower priced Scotch I discover.
Ancnoc 12 was $40 and now it's creeping close to $60. How do they expect to gain new customers with these prices? Macallan 12 is getting close to $70 in NYC. Insanity...
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Glad you liked it! I am now approaching the 18-year-old bottling (bought some miniatures), so hopefully it will strengthen the positive impression I recently got of Tomatin's range. Cheers!
Slainte you were correct, the new Tomatin is a winner.
I will give Tomatin another try!
Various sources say that the quality of Tomatin has improved... which I tend to confirm. I tested it some weeks ago, and found it quite decent. Tomatin also won a bunch of awards in the 2016 San Francisco Spirits Competition - not that I usually pay much attention to these awards, but the overall trend seems to indicate that Tomatin is going into the right direction!
Me too, cheaper options means more to try!
I'm all over secondary options if money is to be saved... must be my Scottish heritage...
Not quite on the same level as Dalwhinnie, but $20 cheaper it's a good secondary option! A lot of similar notes of honey and vanilla, missing he heather influence that is unique to Dalwhinnie, but still very good.
The Compass Box Great King St, that is...
Similar to Dalwhinnie you say? Onto the priority wishlist it goes!
Pranay is spot on, Great King Street is in the $38 to $43 price range in the Indianapolis market and well worth it. I find it similar to Dalwhinnie in flavor profile. Haven't tried others from the lineup but plan to soon!
Will try the Great King Street, thanks!
Try some of the lower end Compass Box ones for a good cheaper scotch (Great King street, Oak Cross). I've been on a mission for lower cost ones as well...had a few gut wrenching ones, but came across a few really good ones too. More options if you go outside Scotland to India, US, Canada.