Tomatin Whisky Distillery

Address  :TOMATIN, Inverness-shire IV13 7YT

Telephone  :01808 511444

Fax  :01808 511373

Owning Company  :Subsidiary of Takara Shuzo & Okura & Co Ltd

Production Status  :Operational

Established  :1897

Source  :Allt na Frithe Burn

Age when bottled  :10 yrs

Strength  :40%

No. of Wash Stills  :12

No. of Spirit Stills  :11

Visitors per annum  :70000

Special Bottlings  :Limited edition 25 yr old

Export Bottlings  :10 & 12 years, 40% 43%

Tasting Notes  :10 yr old

Nose  :Pleasant and light

Taste  :Light body, very smooth

Comments  :A pre-dinner dram and a good introduction to malt whisky. First to be acquired by the Japanese in 1985 and one of Scotland's largest.

Description  :Tomatin was founded in 1897 by the Tomatin Spey District Distillery Co, then extended to four stills in 1956, six in 1958, ten in 1961, 11 in 1964, and finally 23 in 1974. It uses water from a local burn, the Allt-na-Frithe: the malt is light to medium-bodied, with clean, sweet and slightly gingery flavours. There are tours of the distillery, and a free dram for visitors. The visitor centre features a fully stocked shop and an audio-visual presentation about the process and production of whisky.

Directions  :Off A9, 15 miles S of Inverness, Tomatin, Highland.

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