Tomintoul 13yo 2004/2018 Cask 5

Tomintoul 13yo 2004/2018

Official bottling 
Single malt - Speyside 
Amber gold
59.2% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, honey, chocolate, grape sweets, black tea, blackberries, hints of saffron. With water, damson jam, grape sweets, hints of saffron. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, oily, sticky, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Honey, raisins, fresh baked bread, saffron, orange peel, black tea, lemon zest. With water, more bitter, black tea, toast, orange peel, hints of coffee. 
Finish: Long. Fresh baked bread, blackberries, orange peel, raisins, black tea. 

Comments: 

Cask 5, as said on the label. It’s quite an oily dram with thick legs, lots of classic sherry cask flavours, but with a bitter, fragrant herbal edge. Needs a fair bit of water to open up and bring in some jammy flavours.

Verdict:

I like this.