Tomintoul 16 Years
At the first glance the 16-year-old Tomintoul is quite similar to the 10-year-old- However, it contains more sherry cask whiskies, wich make it rounder and sweeter. Together with the longer maturation this results in a very good single malt.
At the first glance the 16-year-old Tomintoul is quite similar to the 10-year-old- However, it contains more sherry cask whiskies, wich make it rounder and sweeter. Together with the longer maturation this results in a very good single malt.
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| 1752 | |
| Tomintoul | |
| Scotland, Speyside | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 16 Years | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Ex-Bourbon + Ex-Sherry | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Nuts:
Fruit:
Oil:
Sweet:
Malt:
Hazelnut:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Oak:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Apple:
Green Apple:
Spices:
Floral:
Raisin:
Heather:
Barley:
Orange:
Pear:
Almonds:
Cinnamon:
Chili:
Lemon:
Berries:
Mint:
Maritime Notes:
Grape:
Dried Fruit:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Chocolate:
Caramel:
Lime:
Banana:
Hay:
Tasting
Nuts:
Sweet:
Spices:
Fruit:
Malt:
Oak:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Zitrus:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Barley:
Orange:
Heather:
Honey:
Nutmeg:
Hazelnut:
Herb:
Green Apple:
Chili:
Grass:
Alcohol:
Maritime Notes:
Almonds:
Grapefruit:
Pear:
Lemon:
Dried Fruit:
Chocolate:
Coffee:
Dark Chocolate:
Hay:
Date:
Ham:
Seaweed:
Lemon Peel:
Finish
Spices:
Oak:
Nuts:
Malt:
Sweet:
Oil:
Peat Smoke:
Fruit:
Herb:
Dark Chocolate:
Sherry:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Hazelnut:
Barley:
Walnut:
Raisin:
Vanilla:
Chocolate:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.6
Rate
112
64
Quality comparison of bottles
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Tasting notes of TheGreatMothra:
07. Jan 2021
Nosing: 
Sweet barley sugar / Agave syrup. Cereal notes, biscuits. Herbal notes and spearmint - murray mints. Pretty tame stuff, and not especially aromatic.
Taste:
Balanced arrival. Vanilla butterscotch at the start. There's a fair amount of wood involvement from the get go. The cereal notes remain on the palate. Wood tannins combine to an espresso like bitterness over time.
Finish:
Medium length, Residual barley sugar, lingering wood notes.
Comment:
This one's a miss for me. The nose is pretty uninteresting. On the palate it's slightly better, but there's a lack of complexity in it. The finish is pretty boring. Overall, glad I got it in half bottle format. It's not offensive in any way, just entirely forgettable.
It just goes to show how a couple of years can change both a whisky, and a person's opinion of it!
74/100
Sweet barley sugar / Agave syrup. Cereal notes, biscuits. Herbal notes and spearmint - murray mints. Pretty tame stuff, and not especially aromatic.
Taste:
Balanced arrival. Vanilla butterscotch at the start. There's a fair amount of wood involvement from the get go. The cereal notes remain on the palate. Wood tannins combine to an espresso like bitterness over time.
Finish:
Medium length, Residual barley sugar, lingering wood notes.
Comment:
This one's a miss for me. The nose is pretty uninteresting. On the palate it's slightly better, but there's a lack of complexity in it. The finish is pretty boring. Overall, glad I got it in half bottle format. It's not offensive in any way, just entirely forgettable.
It just goes to show how a couple of years can change both a whisky, and a person's opinion of it!
74/100
06. Sep 2018
Nosing: 
Light and fruity, pear predominantly. Red apples. Background oak aroma is almost nutty.
Taste: 
Sweet arrival, fruitiness and citrus fruit. Vanilla custard. There's a slight graininess which I usually associate with younger whiskies.
Finish: 
Medium length. Oaky with mild spiciness, residual fruit. Relatively non descript, surprisingly dry for a relatively sweet whisky.
Comment:
An interesting one this, very fruit led throughout. Reminds me a lot of younger Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and Glenmorangie, but with more wood involvement. Its definitely easy drinking stuff, but lacks the intensity of flavour that I look for personally, also the finish is a little one dimensional. Got to say that for a 16 year old the price is very reasonable though, and I'd take it over the aforementioned standard releases any day. Probably not one I'll come back to, but pretty good.
Light and fruity, pear predominantly. Red apples. Background oak aroma is almost nutty.
Taste:
Sweet arrival, fruitiness and citrus fruit. Vanilla custard. There's a slight graininess which I usually associate with younger whiskies.
Finish:
Medium length. Oaky with mild spiciness, residual fruit. Relatively non descript, surprisingly dry for a relatively sweet whisky.
Comment:
An interesting one this, very fruit led throughout. Reminds me a lot of younger Glenlivet, Glenfiddich and Glenmorangie, but with more wood involvement. Its definitely easy drinking stuff, but lacks the intensity of flavour that I look for personally, also the finish is a little one dimensional. Got to say that for a 16 year old the price is very reasonable though, and I'd take it over the aforementioned standard releases any day. Probably not one I'll come back to, but pretty good.
All tasting notes
22. Dec 2023
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28. Oct 2021
07. Oct 2016
04. Jun 2017
What happens when a 'blend filler' distillery starts to bottle Single Malts? Right, they get a problem with the caliber of their casks (mainly refill ex-bourbon). Luckily, Tomintoul 16 is more sherry-influenced than its 10-year-old brother. On the nose, you get dark fruits with hints of walnuts and marzipan, heather honey and very distant peatiness. The taste is light and sweet with grainy citrus, cornflakes and some crisp oak. Vanilla, spices and mild tannins accompany the modest finish. An easy sipper that appears younger than the age statement suggests.
RATING: 3.2/5.0 ≙ 81 pts
RATING: 3.2/5.0 ≙ 81 pts
05. Apr 2018
23. Dec 2017
