Tomatin Selected Single Cask Bottling 10 Years Old 2008

An official Tomatin single malt, aged 10 year old from 2008, drawn from cask 5373 and bottled at 56.6%. Just 204 bottles were filled. Set in the Highland hills south of Inverness, Tomatin has made single malt since 1897. It was bought in 1986 by Takara Shuzo of Japan, the first Scotch distillery in Japanese hands.

Drawn off copper pot stills fed by the burn of the deer, for a soft, apple and pear scented spirit. It was matured in ex-Bourbon oak, lending vanilla and a soft honey. Still young, the malt is fruity and mellow with a gentle spice. The mellow make leans on the cask for much of its colour and flavour. The arrival of the Highland Railway in the 1890s made the distillery possible. It closed in 1906 and reopened in 1909, finding its feet over the following decades. 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.

At a full 56.6% it is bold yet fruity. A soft, fruity sweetness, and honeyed vanilla comes through from the ex-Bourbon. The texture is soft and round, the fruit lifted by honey. The finish runs gentle, fruity and mellow. This is a fruity Highland single malt from the Monadhliath hills.