Tomintoul Single Malt Scotch Whisky has launched two new limited-edition expressions, Tomintoul 15-year-old Tawny Port Cask Finish and Tomintoul 14-year-old Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask Finish.
Each expression has an individual maturation profile, after maturing in American oak ex-bourbon casks before being finished in experimental casks, selected by master distiller Robert Fleming.
The Tomintoul 15-year-old Tawny Port Cask Finish (RSP £108) was distilled in 2008 and finished in port barrels handpicked in Portugal. These impart rich fruit flavours, which enhance the character and complexity of the whisky, giving it a flavour profile described as “sweet and fruity, with a wash of baked strawberry, stewed rhubarb and vanilla custard, married with sweet nougat, candied almonds and cocoa powder”.
A total of 6,072 individually numbered bottles have been produced.
The Tomintoul 14-year-old Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask Finish (RRP £98) has been finished in Pedro Ximénez Sherry quarter casks sourced in Spain. Distilled in 2009, the expression is “rich and sweet, with deep aromas of chocolate fudge cake, maple syrup and cedarwood, leaving impressions of tiramisu, dark chocolate and Brazil nuts lingering on the tongue”.
The release is limited to 4,380 individually numbered bottles.
Both expressions are bottled at 46% ABV and are non-chill filtered at natural colour.
They join the distillery’s 14-year-old Cognac Cask Finish and 15-year-old Madeira Cask Finish as part of its aged cask finish collection launched earlier this year and are available from select independent and specialist retailers in the UK.
