The strong alcohol content is well perceptible on the nose, without being annoying, on the contrary supporting a beautiful herbaceous and balsamic freshness, with aromas of amaretto, lemon zest, peach, pineapple, candied orange, sugar glaze. Malt is very present, with a certain hint of yeast. I would say, quite young. The alcoholic blow on the palate is understandably tough, but not very balanced: the aromas of Tomatin usually are not so strong, but here they are really turned off by the gradation. Still a lot of malt, accompanied by cinnamon, raisins, pineapple, mango and a touch of citrus. The aromas struggle to emerge, burn quickly and leaving only alcohol and wood. Medium finish, alcoholic and astringent, of malt, wood and cinnamon. Cask strength bottlings attract a certain slice of the market, but it is not like that you have to chase them at all costs, and above all you need to know how to create them. The alcohol here asphalts everything, revealing the inadequacy of Tomatin's more than good whiskies to support this high alcohol content. Perhaps a more decisive aging would benefit, but this is defintely not the case: you appreciated just the smell (from which it can be inferred it could do better), but they can do much more.