Review by: zSolaris
Distillery: Tormore.
Bottler: The Glasgow Whisky Company.
Region: Speyside.
Age: 22 Year. Distilled on August 9th, 1995. Bottled on October 30th, 2017.
Cask Type: Hogshead from American Oak.
ABV: 45.5% Cask Strength.
Color: 1.1, Burnished. Natural Color and Non-Chill Filtered.
Nose: It’s boozey but quite fruity. It smells like a mix of orchard fruit ciders, apple and pear cider comes to mind.
Palate: It’s quite malt forward, which is a touch of a surprise given the age. Some fruitier notes come through as well. Apples, pears, and strawberry are what I picked out. With water, not a lot change.
Finish: Short. Malt and fruit with a bit of strawberry flavored sparkling water.
Conclusion: Tormore is a distillery I’ve wanted to try more of considering I enjoyed their original bottling 16 year and /u/FederalAgents raving about them nonstop. Unfortunately, this bottlings was a bit of a disappointment. It isn’t bad, by any means, simply it doesn’t seem to live up to its specs. The entire thing is rather light, very malt driven, and a touch fruity–which are all fine and dandy but I’d expect a little more depth from something of this age. If you poured me this and told me it was an 8-12 year, I’d believe you. If a bottle of this was half the price, I’d probably say it’s great value. Unfortunately, there’s just not a lot going on to warrant a price tag north of $100. Not bad, but it definitely did not leave a strong impression.
Final Score: 78.
Scoring Legend:
- 95-100: As good as it gets. Jaw-dropping, eye-widening, unforgettable whisky.
- 90-94: Sublime, a personal favorite in its category.
- 85-89: Excellent, a standout dram.
- 80-84: Quite good. Quality stuff.
- 75-79: Decent whisky worth tasting.
- 70-74: Meh. It’s definitely drinkable, but it can do better.
- 60-69: Not so good. I might not turn down a glass if I needed a drink.
- 50-59: Save it for mixing.
- 0-49: Blech.
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