Tormore 10 años Bottled 1980s

Tormore 20 Year Old 1995 Lads of Lobland

The whisky series Monarchy of the Lads – with great labels, it must be said – currently consists of a great Clynelish 1997, the outstanding Springbank 1996, this Tormore 1995 and the recently launched Glenlossie 1992 (which I will try right after this one). Tormore is a picturesque distillery – and a classified building by the way – built...

Score 86/100

SMWS 105.14 - A sweet song with deeper resonances

The Tormore distillery was the first Scottish distillery to be built in the 20th century (in 1958-1960), and sounds like one of the more intriguing distilleries to visit - some Googling tells me it has a clock that plays scottish tunes every quarter hour, hedges shaped like stills, and cute workers' cottages nearby. Alas, the plan for a...

Score 90/100

Tormore 19 Year Old 1995 Chapter 7

Chapter 7? That is a Swiss bottler run by Selim Evin. Since last year, he bottles single casks. Like this Tormore 1995 for example. It is only my 8th Tormore so far. So I can hardly claim to be experienced with this brand. But I do know that – bar one exception – I quite fancy this malt. Coffee and nuts, that is the essence of this nose....

Score 85/100

Tormore 14 Year Old 1998 Gordon & Macphail for Whisky Mercenary

Jürgen Vromans, aka The Whisky Mercenary, joined forces with the best known bottler in Scotland for his most recent release: Gordon & Macphail. The result is a Tormore 1998, bottled in their Exclusive range. Tormore is a lesser known Speysider with which I do not have all that much experience. The nose is fairly soft, sweet and herbal....

Score 85/100