Fahrenheit 173 - Whisky Ratings
| Whisky | Age/ Vintage | Origin | Richness | Peat/ smoke | Sherry influence | Rating | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomatin (Exclusive Malts) 51.1% |  | 1976 28 | Highland | 91 | Candy on the nose, also blueberries, cocoa and a minty note; a light candy-like fruitiness on the palate and also a heavier spiciness; unusual and intriguing but very, very nice | ||||
| Tomatin (DT) 51.6% cask 6816 | | 1976 33 | Highland | 4 | 2 | 0? | 90 | Complex, unusual nose with notes of vanilla, citrus, oak shavings and linseed oil, also a note of musty peat; light, balanced palate with vanilla, orange, peach - at first sweet, then slowly drying; nice finish with a note of oak | |
| Tomatin 52% | 21 | Highland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 87 | Nice yet quiet nose with honey and gingerbread; complex, rather nice palate with honey and gingerbread again, also white pepper, orange marmalade and a little oak; oaky, spicy finish (perhaps a little too oaky) | | |
| Tomatin 58.4% cask 8510 | 1995 | Highland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 85 | Rich, thick nose with lots of fruits, among them pear, apple and orange, also oak; rich, sweet, fruity palate, also spicy, unfortunately a little too oaky; oaky yet nice finish | | |
| Tomatin 46% * | 18 | Highland | 7 | 0 | 7 | 84 | Nice, complex nose with gingerbread, caramelized sugar, orange and a nice note of oak; rich yet dry palate with sherry fruits, oak and notes of honey and mint (too dry and oaky without water but nice with a few drops) | | |
| Tomatin 43% * | 15 | Highland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83 | Nice nose with apricot, orange, vanilla and oak; rich, fruity, fairly oaky palate with apricot marmalade, unfortunately the oak and the fruits don't fully agree; nice, oaky finish (needed a drop of water because of the weak nose and slightly hot palate) | | |
| Tomatin (CC) | | 1964 | Highland | 6 | 0 | 5 | 81 | Quite nice sherried nose with notes of ginger and cinnamon; nice spicy palate but also dry and develops a bitter off-note | |
| Tomatin | 10 | Highland | 7 | 1 | 76 | Musty, slightly offputting nose; the taste is at first rich and spicy with a note of liqourice, then mellows and develops nice fruity notes | |
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