Tomatin 1988 (Bottled 2006) Connoisseurs Choice / 43%/ 0.7l

The Connoisseurs Choice series debuted in 1968 in the Gordon & MacPhail offering.

Its creator was George Urquhart, a second-generation member of the family who owned the company, and a great visionary of whisky at a time when most Scottish malt distilleries were producing for blenders, not even considering promoting their whiskies as single malts. Today, over half a century later, the “Connoisseur’s Choice” successfully competes in the single malt market and has its devoted fans. The Tomatin presented here, distilled in December 1988, spent over 17 years in refill hogsheads (American oak), and was bottled at 43% abv in July 2006.

Aroma : fruity, mirabelle plums, honeydew melon, coconut flakes, sweet bread, vanilla, toffee, chamomile tea, notes of licorice and oak.

Palate: mild, apples, cherries, nectarines, banana cake, milk chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, lemongrass, a pinch of anise and oak.

Finish: medium long, with notes of ripe summer fruits, sweet bread, vanilla, milk chocolate, cinnamon and oak.