Tomatin Single Cask 17 Years Old 2006

This official Tomatin single malt, a 17 year old from 2006, drawn from cask 33302 and bottled at 54.9%. A release of 283 bottles. Tomatin, founded in 1897 in the Highland village of the same name, was once Scotland's largest malt distillery. The distillery was founded in 1897 by a local company, taking its name from the village, Gaelic for hill of the juniper.

The spirit was distilled slowly for the soft, fruity Tomatin make, building the approachable Tomatin style. A wine cask held it, layering fruit over the fruity malt. Past a decade the fruit deepens into honey, apple and a soft spice. Long, gentle ageing turns the fresh fruit towards honey and soft spice. Tomatin stands at over three hundred metres, among the highest in the land. An old cattle drovers' road ran through Tomatin, and whisky was made here long before the distillery. The arrival of the Highland Railway in the 1890s made the distillery possible.

Bottled at a cask strength 54.9%, it is rich. Apple, vanilla and a light spice, and the wine cask lends red berry and a dry spice. A baked apple and a gentle spice lift it. It finishes soft, fruity and clean. This is the softer side of the Highlands.