Tormore 20 Years Old 1995 Cask #20277 (casQueteers)

CasQueteers selected this Tormore, aged 20 year old from 1995, drawn from cask 20277 and bottled at 51.6%. First built between 1958 and 1960 in Speyside, near the Cairngorms, Tormore is a grand Speyside distillery. The granite buildings carry copper roofs and a musical clock that plays four Scottish songs each quarter hour.

Distilled on soft Speyside water through purifier stills, building the firm, clean Tormore style. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending honey and vanilla. Around the mid teens the malt gains a fuller nutty depth over the citrus. 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 51.6%, undiluted, it is deep and nutty. A light, nutty fruitiness meet honeyed oak sweetness underneath. Beneath it run almond, apple and a soft spice. It finishes clean, fresh and nutty. This is a light, nutty Speyside single malt.