Tormore 10 Years Old 2016 Cask #75 (G&M)

Gordon & MacPhail selected this Tormore, a 10 year old Speyside malt from 2016, drawn from cask 75 and bottled at 62.4%. The outturn was 217 bottles. Tormore, built in 1958 by Long John Distillers near Grantown-on-Spey in Speyside, is one of Scotland's most striking distilleries. Purifiers on the spirit stills keep the spirit light and clean.

It was worked through swan neck stills with purifiers, for the light, clean, nutty make Tormore is known for. Ex-Bourbon casks held it, soft oak that lets the nut and fruit lead. Still young, the malt is light and nutty with a citrus lift. The purifiers raise reflux, giving the clean, nutty spirit Tormore is known for. A workers' village was built nearby in the same striking style. Heat recovery condensers and sub coolers run alongside the purifier stills. The soft water runs through heather and peat and granite before reaching the distillery. The distillery doubled from four stills to eight in 1972, then settled back to four pairs.

At a full 62.4% it is intense yet nutty. A light, nutty fruitiness meet a quiet vanilla from the refill oak. Beneath it run almond, apple and a soft spice. A nutty, gently spiced finish lingers. This is a light, nutty Speyside single malt.