Tomatin 25 Years Old 1994 Old & Rare (Hunter Laing)

Single malt Tomatin, an independent Hunter Laing bottling matured to 25 year old from 1994 and bottled at 49.3%. Only 452 bottles were released. Founded in 1897 high in the Monadhliath hills, Tomatin makes a soft, fruity Highland single malt. Tomatin malt long fed blends such as The Antiquary and The Talisman.

It was run through the distillery's onion stills after a long fermentation, to build a fruity, gently spiced character. Maturation in a sherry cask laid dried fruit over the fruit. Beyond twenty years the malt grows deep and honeyed, dried fruit and oak spice over orchard fruit. The soft, fruity spirit takes cask character readily across maturation. 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. Cold, clean water runs down to the distillery from the hills above.

At its natural 49.3% it is concentrated. Orchard fruit and a gentle malt, and the Oloroso brings dried fruit, fig and a nutty depth. It is gentle and fruity, the soft spirit shining through. A fruity, lightly spiced finish lingers. This is the soft, fruity Highland malt of Tomatin.