Treacle toffee, oat biscuits, sultanas, muscovado sugar, toasted oak — refined
Salted caramel, rolling tobacco, caramelised nuts, maple syrup, oak spice, stone fruit
Long, warming — coffee cake, crème caramel, burnt sugar — quarter century elegance
Tomintoul 25 — 'Gentle Dram' aged. Bourbon American oak. 25 years. 43%.
Treacle and oat nose. Salted caramel and tobacco palate. Coffee cake finish. Mellow Speyside elegance.
Tomintoul 25 earns an 8 — luxurious, mellow Speyside at £200. Rich sweetness with elegant age restraint.
Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...
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