Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Tomatin 1991 (18 year old) 55.9%
Bourbon Cask 14193
Dist: Jun 1991 Btl: Sept 2009/ Tasted: Oct 2009
A lovely, dense and earthy nose, with maturing honey along with a slight floral top note and some sweet spices. Finally the oak puts in an appearance adding a buttery note to balance the citrus. Soft and deliciously fruity on the palate, apricots wrapped in wood spices plus crisp white pear and a hint of elderflower. The alcohol is piquant and after it subsides it leaves a very distinctive hoppy/ leafy/hemp note. A lovely not too sweet finish which fades into a light coffee-malt after taste.
A drop of water really ramps up the floral aromas and a slight violet note is discernable. The fruit has become lovely and juicy with orange, tangerine and grapefruit. On the palate it removes the oak interaction, however it sits at the back of the tongue. It’s still very herbal but some gristy spices appear as does that violet note, which intensifies towards the finish.
Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Tomatin 1965 (40 year old) 47.6%
Bourbon cask 1903
Dist: Jan 1965 Btl: Jan 2005/ Tasted: Nov 2005
A deep, complex nose, full of dried fruit, nuts, lanolin, wax polish, wood oil and oodles of ginger spiced fruit cake.
Medium-full bodied, very soft and succulent with rich, moist fruit cake, ginger, raisins. Very long with the bourbon oak coming through on the finish.
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