NV Tobermory 42YO, 47.7%
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<strong>Colour</strong> : Deep walnut.<br><strong>Nose</strong> : Intense, heavily sherried, whiffs of sooty smoke, tobacco, liquorice, black cherries, roasting chestnuts, old leather, cocoa powder, stewed prunes, very complex.<br><strong>Palate</strong> : Rich and luxurious, bitter dark chocolate, coffee, cherry liqueur, powerful oak flavours, cloves, treacle toffee, liquorice, spicy dried black fruits.<br><strong>Finish</strong> : Everlasting, dry and spicy with a sooty slightly smoky salty tail.
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Jim Murray, Whisky Bible
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Nose: I wonder if this was originally a Ledaig as I swear I can pick up more phenols than should be reasonably expected on a malt this old; thick soup-like fruitiness helped by the muscovado sugar. Taste: I know this sounds perverse, but there is a hint of boiled tomato on the delivery: not unknown in old malt whisky… but by no means common. Again, in the thick – one is tempted at this age to say primeval – soup, there are the fading rays of phenols amongst the muscovado. Finish: A little chocolate dribbled on alight fruit cake before the smoked spices take quiet control. Balance: A real journey back in time. Wonderful.