Tomatin 11 Years Old 2011 Single Cask Cask Strength (Hart Brothers)

This is a Tomatin, chosen and bottled by Hart Brothers, an 11 year old release from 2011 and bottled at 58.9%. Tomatin is the soft, fruity Highland malt of a distillery founded in 1897 near Inverness. Today it works twelve stills, having shifted from blend volume to single malt.

The spirit was distilled slowly for the soft, fruity Tomatin make, building the approachable Tomatin style. An unusual cask gave it a distinctive, fruity character. At a youthful age the orchard fruit is lively and the malt soft. Long, gentle ageing turns the fresh fruit towards honey and soft spice. The Antiquary blend came into the group through the blender J and W Hardie. Malt is bought in, the distillery's own floor maltings having closed in the 1980s. For most of its life the distillery rarely ran to its full capacity. The make is light and fruity, easy to like and easy to drink. Special releases like Decades and Warehouse 6 have marked the distillery's milestones.

At a natural 58.9% it is full and fruity. Apple, vanilla and a light spice, and the Port cask adds plum and red berry. A baked apple and a gentle spice lift it. It finishes soft, fruity and clean. This is the softer side of the Highlands.