New Release: Tormore 1988-2014 Wemyss Malts

It was a rich, barrel-influenced type. Tormore TORMORE 1988-2014 WEMYSS MALTS 46%, one of 286 bottles, BARREL The aroma is heavy with orange marmalade, orange oil, apricot jam, sweet-and-savory boiled seaweed, charred barley, strong oak and turpentine, caramelized nuts, rich, with a viscous texture when drinking, thick apricot jam and its intense sweetness, umami from barley and seaweed broth, strong oak with some bitterness and tannins that deepen the flavor, long finish. [Good/Very Good] Recently released from Wemyss, Tormore 1988, approximately 26 years of maturation. The aroma is heavy and imposing, with jam-like qualities of orange marmalade, a charred sensation, strong oak presence, and oily characteristics like turpentine or orange oil, feeling rich to the point of being slightly overbearing. I also thought that nuances like sweet-and-savory boiled seaweed reflect Tormore's house style. When drinking, it delivers a rich flavor as imagined from the aroma, with viscosity, thick sweet jam-like notes, umami components including seaweed, and strong oak with some bitterness and tannic qualities. Regarding dilution, it's a type that offers substantial drinking satisfaction with some lingering complexity. Compared to previously introduced Blair Athol, even though both are watered-down types with the same barrel notation, this one is closer to my imagined rich and barrel-influenced style. I think there's a difference between types that are easy to express flavor (similar to first-fill) and those closer to plain cask (third-fill or later). Since we could drink them on the same day, it made for a good comparison. This one had strong flavors with many appealing components, but I also found it interesting that there was a sensation of being somewhat overbearing. #Tormore (TORMORE)