Tomatin Decades / 46% / 0.7l
- Decades is quite unique, skillfully crafted whisky to celebrate Douglas Campbell lifetime commitment to the Tomatin Distillery.
Product description
“Decades” is a unique version of the single malt Tomatin.
Compiled by Douglas Campbell to celebrate his half-century of work at the distillery. Mr. Campbell began work in 1961, and his extraordinary diligence and perseverance earned him the position of Master Distiller, which he assumed in 2008. He based his life's work on distillates from the following casks:
1967 refill sherry hogshead (filled 17th May 1967);
1976 Oloroso sherry butts (filled 7 December 1976);
1984 refill sherry hogsheads (filled 21 June 1984);
1990 first fill bourbon barrels (filled September 24, 1990);
2005 first fill bourbon barrels (filled July 12, 2005).
Tomatin Decades is a limited edition of 9,000 bottles from 2011.
Aroma: very rich, fruity-floral, summer meadow, apples, peaches, oranges, raisins, vanilla, caramel, traces of marzipan, cappuccino, notes of ginger and oak.
Palate : fruity and creamy, apples, oranges, mango, vanilla, milkshake, cinnamon, white pepper, candied ginger, dark chocolate and a bit of oak.
Finish: long, apples, oranges, pepper, cinnamon and a slight bitterness of oak.