Tomintoul Peaty Tang

4

Just bought a bottle from duty free as a Laphroaig Quarter Cask fan. Its a lighter peat with sweet overtones and a complex after taste. Just enjoying a few drams whilst in Thailand.

5

Fantastic whisky. Fully endorse the other good reviews. Well worth getting a bottle or two. Excellent value.

5

Very different, in a good way. Charismatic. Light tang, not a heavy tang of peat, thankfully, keeping this mellow. I might be out on a limb, or there might be variation, but I got two improbable but persistent flavour hints: lavender.. and laugh if you will... some damp but not quite fusty yet... old leather-bound books. Even the smell had a touch of the latter - not a usual whisky aroma by any means. Producer reek and smoke notes and floral mention mean I don't feel I've entirely lost the plot. Haven't tasted anything like it. Other more usual Speyside complexities in there, sweetening it off and always came back to it with relish when the mood struck me and it never disappointed my desire for a left-field moment. Just gets the 5th star, but a steal..

4

This is a malty Speyside dram with just a light hint of peat to add complexity. Still a rounded Speyside malt, nothing like an Islay. Very nice indeed.

As a Speyside fan I don't do much peat - but this has just the right amount for me when I fancy something a bit different