Cadenhead Small Batch Tomatin 2008 55.5%

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Tomatin used to be a monster of a distillery. In fact, at one point in the 1970s it was the largest malt distillery in all of Scotland, commissioning 23 stills by 1974. As of 2019, however, the distillery flows on just a dozen stills. Still substantial, of course, but production is a mere fraction of what it once was, and the distillery is producing at less than half capacity. Don't expect it to stay that way, however. Demand for Tomatin is very much on the rise, and the future is bright, largely due to a reinvigorated campaign to properly launch the brand on a global scale and, more importantly, a much more rigid cask policy. The brand is almost certain to continue its current upward trajectory. Now is the time to buy, while prices remain fair.

But if you're looking for a different sort of Tomatin - something the brand themselves aren't offering up - look to the indie bottlers like Cadenhead, and releases like this 10 year old, single cask, cask strength offering. Three Hogsheads yielded just 834 bottles at 55.5% abv

Producer Tasting Note

Nose: malty, barley lofts and icing sugar. Pear skins, almond milk and honey.

Palate: More honey, with lemongrass, elderflower and caramel shortbread. Grape skins, olive oil and green bananas with touches of coconut and all spice.

Finish: Initial spice then growing floral notes along with marshmallows and salted popcorn.

 

700 ml