Tormore. Who is Tormore? I have never seen or heard much of anything about them. But I have a chance to taste this off-the-beaten-path whisky thanks to @Telex as part of the whisky trading group (all through the startup energies of @LeeEvolved). And the likes of @Generously_Paul and @PBMichiganWolverine). What a fantastic team of players...And now onto the whisky... The nose is needs time and patience to start to reveal itself. A good twenty minutes or more ( which is fine by me since tonight I am just parking myself on the couch). Fruity and sweetness. Apples, pears, apricots cocktail within a syrupy medium of toffee, vanilla, honey and white sugar. Leather, cereal and faint wisps of oak come through though with extreme patience. First draw is a kick to the palate. Once acclimated, oak with sherry notes (dates and mixed nuts) and the first discernible flavors. Tropical notes of coconut and pineapples with demerara sugar and vanilla. This is all delivered in a medium light body. The oak drying factor is on the high scale sucking all moisture from the palate. Orange bitters fade out and close the curtain. This one took me a great deal of digging, patience and analyzing. All through that, I enjoyed this one. The nose and palate and strong but it falls short on the finish (though many whiskies fall short here). This is worthy to seek out because how many Tormore’s do you find? But it’s also a pretty good dram. [87/100][Tasted: 3/24/18]