Tomatin 8 Year Old Red Wine Barrique / Finn Thomson

70cl Bottle

59.3% ABV (Cask Strength)

1 of 292 Bottles

Natural Colour / Not Chill Filtered

Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distilled at Tomatin Distillery and Bottled by Finn Thomson

Fully Matured in a Red Wine Barrique

Producer's Notes

THE STORY OF THIS CASK

While often inconsistent and not always easy to manage, the fantastic flavours of wine cask whiskies have made them increasingly popular in recent years. But, for the Thomsons, wine and whisky have been romancing for decades.

As well as being whisky blenders, my grandfather’s company Peter Thomson Ltd was a whole- saler of wines from across the globe. A glimpse at an old price list from 1981 shows a range of wines, from traditional Bordeauxs to experimental imports from Yugoslavia and even Tunisia. Wine has been a big part of our whisky story, so when I get the chance to bottle a wine matured whisky I jump at it.

This Tomatin has had a full maturation in a French Red Wine cask. Eight years of ageing have produced incredible balance from a cask type that is notoriously difficult to work with. There is a creaminess of texture and a warming spice that defy the young age of this whisky. Rounded and remarkably even, this whisky is a shining example of when wine casks pay off, and a personal tribute to my grandfather’s era in the industry.