Review: Warming up for tomorrow’s Whiskyfest in Biberach with a Tomintoul 1968

Peter Krause — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:14:31 +0000

Last year we had a blast in the Swabian city of Biberach (read here) where they are going to host the third Whiskyfest at the Goldener Rebstock tomorrow (2pm-11pm). Check it out on the web, there are quite some bottlers who present their gold. We will also have some nice bottles open there (e.g. BenRiach 1976 for Auld Alliance Singapore, Bowmore from the 1960ies, a very dark and old Balblair from 1970ies, the Ardbeg Galileo, etc.) and have an amazing tasting session (click here). Don’t miss out tomorrow!

To warm up for this event, let’s have a dram from the local Swabian bottler Whisky-Fässle:

Tomintoul 44 y.o. Whisky-Fässle ‚Duck Edition‘ 1968 – 2012, Bourbon Hogshead, 45,5%

Comment: A great tropical fruit basket on the sour, flowery-light and fresh side with just the right amount of white oak despite 44 years of age. Just to name a few aromas, I am getting passion fruit, mango guave, green banana, pineapple, lime, a pinch of white pepper, vanilla cream, acacia honey, malt, candyfloss and macadamia nuts. All that is well-balanced, and it is not another banana-boat. It tastes wonderful, I must say, starting lightly but then building up more and more (with all these beautiful scents mentioned). A little malty, oaky and spicy grip after swallowing ends the growth period and leads into a vanilla-toffee and oak-laden finish with the fruits hovering around. Long echo! A drop of water levels out the bite if you want to have it super-smooth. A great oldie all the way.

Score: 90+

Tomintoul 44 y.o. Whisky-Fässle Duck Edition 1968 – Slowdrink.de

Review: Warming up for tomorrow’s Whiskyfest in Biberach with a Tomintoul 1968