Product description
Fred Laing's XOP series debuted in 2014, a dozen or so months after the division of Douglas Laing & Co.'s assets between the two Laing brothers.
XOP stands for Xtra Old Particular and refers to the finest single malt and single grain casks from the family’s stockpile. The Tomintoul 30 years old presented here was distilled in August 1989 and aged for three decades in a bourbon cask no. DL 13917. Bottled in April 2020 at cask strength (52.8% abv) and without chill filtration in an edition limited to 280 bottles. The Tomintoul Distillery, based in Speyside, is owned by Angus Dundee Distillers and produces around 3 million litres of distillate per year.
Nose : rich, caramel, honey, vanilla, milk chocolate, plums, burnt toast, cinnamon, candied ginger, hints of potpourri, forest floor and oak.
Palate: sweet and spicy, vanilla pudding, toffee, maple syrup, crème brûlée, ginger, pepper, baked plums, walnuts, notes of leather and charred oak.
Finish: quite long, with notes of caramel, vanilla, toffee, a bit of nutmeg, dried fruit and oak.