The Last Drop Tomintoul 55 Year Old Release No.36

Bottled by The Last Drop distillers, this whisky was laid down on the 11th November 1968, when the Tomintoul distillery was less than four years old. After being aged for over five decades, the liquid was then treated to a final 20-month finish in an Amoroso butt. The result is as limited in quantity as it is remarkable in quality. Only 582 bottles were drawn from the cask, at 41.7% abv.

The whisky holds aromas of dark fruits, sweet raisins, and fruitcake. This is followed by a gentle floral fragrance, grassy nettles and notes of toffee, enhanced with a nutty spice. The taste is an explosion of ripe fruits, and richly caramelised apples. A dance of spices and herbs tingles on the tongue, with buttery notes of sticky toffee pudding coming to the fore, before a long and lingering finish of sweet oak and surprising floral notes.