Tomatin 1973-2005 Official #25604

Indeed, the official watered-down version is refined and elegant. Tomatin TOMATIN 1973-2005 Original Bottling #25604 46% The aroma is lavish and estery, with notes of peach, passion fruit, custard, oak, and a touch of refined transparency. Upon drinking, it expands with a rich, aromatic complexity despite its alcohol content, maintaining a strong fruity character with slightly chemical nuances but no roughness, remaining refined. It has a juicy sweetness that's rich yet not cloying, balanced with a subtle oak tannin, leaving a pleasant, intoxicating aftertaste. 【Very Good】 This is an official single cask bottling from Tomatin, distilled in 1973 and aged for approximately 32 years. The aroma starts with a long-matured, estery profile featuring a diverse range of fruity notes, particularly strong tropical fruits like peach and passion fruit. Tasting it also reveals a robust fruity character similar to the aroma, with Tomatin's characteristic chemical nuances but without any harshness. The balance between a pleasant fruity sweetness and subtle tannic bitterness is well-maintained, creating an intoxicating experience. Due to its long aging, the maltiness is not prominent, but this allows for an enjoyable depth of fruit flavors. Compared to well-known bottlers' releases like the 1976, this official single cask, despite being a single barrel selection, feels notably refined and elegant, likely due to its carefully selected casks and water addition. Additionally, around the time this bottle was released in 2005, Tomatin wasn't widely associated with tropical flavors. However, this bottle clearly exhibits that characteristic. *The 1976 from the Scottish Single Malt Circle, which is believed to have sparked the 'breakthrough,' was circulated around 2008. It's unlikely that this fruity character emerged after bottling, suggesting that Tomatin was truly overlooked at the time. This bottle was kindly provided by Main Malt in Kobe Sanmachi.