I decided I’d write a quick review of the Tomintoul 16 year old. I recently bought a 3 pack sampler with the 10, 16 and 25 year old in it and I did a full review on the 10 already, so needless to say there isn’t much difference here. It’s also bottled at the legal minimum of 40% and has the exact same color as the 10- clearly an indication of artificial coloring use. It’s golden yellow, and leaves behind some seriously big water droplets on the rim of the tasting glass. The nose is eerily similar as well: candied corn, bread and butterscotch although the oak barrel notes aren’t quite as weak as I found on the 10yo. The palate is still bitter with more overall oak flavor, but less vanilla. The corn flavor transitions to a soft butterscotch flavor mid sip. The finish is medium here and it’s not as dry as the 10. The bitterness is kept in check as well. Overall, it’s still a pretty weak experience, but the extra 6 years does draw in a deeper flavor profile- it just doesn’t add any extra dimensions. 2.5 stars. Cheers.