Tobermory 1972 AC Rare & Old Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Tobermory |
| Bottler | Alambic Classique (AC) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 2014 |
| Age | 39년 |
| Cask Type | Oloroso Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 49.9% |
| Volume | 50 ml 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
mahogany
air Nose
ah yes, we’re between Kikkoman sauce and old balsamic vinegar, that was to be expected. Also a lot of old rancio, old-Cognac style, a lot of old leather (say WWII flying jacket – whatever), old Bourgogne, cigars, old walnuts, pipe tobacco, cherry liqueurs… All that is quite superb. Chocolate (no, not old). Let’s try it with water: as often, it’s the meatiness and the walnuts that grew bigger. Superb now
restaurant Palate
there is a feeling of sipping some kind of oak decoction but that won’t last for long since there are also beautiful sweeter spices, bitter oranges, bitter chocolate and then bags of cumin and cloves. Not the easiest old dram, especially because there’s more and more salt coming to the front after a few minutes, but it’s really a… a… well, a style of its own. With water: sure the oak is loud but balance is kept, thanks to the not-so-drying spices and all the tiny tertiary notes that keep appearing. Kumquats, caraway, cocoa, lime, black cherries, more walnuts. Nah, yeah, it does become a little too drying after a while but we’ve seen worse, haven’t we
timer Finish
medium, really drying now. Sawdust, strong tea and cocoa powder. It’s the weakest part, as often with very old whiskies