Tomintoul 44 Years Old Malts of Scotland Cask 12020 51.3% 1967

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Whisky Notes (86)

bit of a mixed bag in my opinion. The nose is nice, smooth and slightly tame, but the palate is quite explosive in terms of heat and bitterness. Interesting stuff, though not the obvious winner like some of the other 1960's Tomintouls.
Nose
A seemingly normal Tomintoul nose. Some fruits (citrus, apricot, melon) and flowers (both dried and fresh). A little heather honey. Quite discreet and quite malty too, nothing stands out of the middle, or so it seems.
Taste
Sweet and fruity. A slightly uncommon mix of jams, honey, (quite loud) bitter grapefruit and sweet mocha. Bittersweet in a way that I haven't seen many times before. It's coated in a kind of molasse sweetness, but that's more or less the only reference to rum I could make. Fades on spices (clove, pepper).
Finish
Warm, quite long, with peppery oak and a quieter bitterness now.