Insider knowledge: Tomintoul 16 Year Old whisky is named whisky by virtue of the fact it's from Scotland. If distilled in America the spelling would be Tomintoul 16 Year Old whiskey, as opposed to whisky.
The nose is medium-bodied and punchy. There are notes of stemmy cut hay and dried grasses, a leafy green note and a touch of rooty earth and fudge. The palate is of medium body and quite rich. There are notes boiled sweets and espresso, mocchaccino notes, ground almonds and granary toast with melted butter. Notes of vanilla fudge and thick cream. The finish is of good length with notes almond and barley sugar. ...more
The Master of Malt