.tomintoul - tlàth

Mid-August, we received an unexpected package with a sample of the recently released Tomintoul Tlàth. The Gaelic word, pronounced "Tlah", translates into English as "gentle" or "mellow". Let's see if it lives up to its name, shall we?

40% abv, €25
single malt

Nose: sweet, a touch of vanilla, floral, violets, fresh citrus, lime peel

Palate: very sweet, treacle, vanilla, spicy, black pepper, a hint of allspice

Finish: sweet, smooth, creamy, honey, treacle, medium length, a hint of eucalyptus
Mark: +++/++ 

Conclusion: Not at all bad... No doubt about it that a large part of this whisky will be very young, given the fact that it has no age statement and is rather affordable (although that is no reason for some distilleries to up the price anyway). For the drinker with a sweet-tooth I could recommend "Tlàth" for sure, resembling her name well, but if you represent your whole brand with the slogan "the Gentle Dram", one comes to expect you to live up to that, one way or another.

.old ballantruan

Basically, this is peated Tomintoul, named after the distillery's water source. A whisky created from peated malt is still a rare sight in the Speyside region, but Tomintoul has had the nerve to try...

.tomintoul - 33yo

The Tomintoul 33 year old. Let us see what we can find to say about this...

.tomintoul - with a peaty tang

From the Tomintoul distillery, in the beautiful Glenlivet estate deep into the Speyside region in the Highlands of Scotland, comes this mildly peated whisky. Nowadays more and more Speyside distilleries are experimenting with peated whiskies, in 2007 - when this was first released - it was quite unheard of...

.tomintoul - 21yo

Hidden away on the Glenlivet estate in the picturesque Speyside region of the Scottish Highlands lies one of the younger distilleries in Scotland, Tomintoul distillery - only founded in 1964. This 21yo whisky is the replacement of the discontinued 27yo, to fill the gap between the 16 and the 33yo.

.tomintoul - 12 - port finish

abv: 46%
type: single malt
fles: 70cl
filtratie: non chill filtered
karamel E150a: onbekend

kleur: amber, hint naar paars

neus: iets rokerigs, medicijn

smaak: zoet, scherpe alcohol

afdronk: kort

score: ++

conclusie: niet speciaal, wel lekker

Zevende whisky tijdens "Reis door Scotland" proeverij, Cuijk, 2012/01/22

.tomintoul - 12 - oloroso finish

abv: 40%
type: single malt
fles: 70cl
filtratie: onbekend
karamel E150a: onbekend

neus: kruidig, rood fruit
smaak: zoet, vol, chocolade, noten
afdronk: middellang, zacht
score: +++

conclusie: werd geserveerd met chocolade, wat prima combineert

Vierde whisky tijdens "Reis door Scotland" proeverij, Cuijk, 2012/01/22

.tomintoul classic

abv: 40%
type: single malt
fles: 75cl
filtratie: onbekend

karamel E150a: onbekend

neus: fruit (appel), licht zoet
smaak: fruit, scherpe alcohol
afdronk: licht bitter, mooi
score: ++

conclusie: volwassen whisky, mooi

Tweede whisky tijdens "Reis door Scotland" proeverij, Cuijk, 2012/01/22

.tomintoul - 12

abv: 40%
type: single malt
fles: 75cl
filtratie: onbekend
karamel E150a: onbekend

neus: fruit (appel), licht zoet
smaak: fruit, scherpe alcohol
afdronk: licht bitter, mooi
score: ++

conclusie: volwassen whisky, mooi

Tweede whisky tijdens "Reis door Scotland" proeverij, Cuijk, 2012/01/22