Tobermory 2011 10 Year Virgin Oak Cask

Nose: Honey, vanilla, sultanas, oak, leather. Tasted neat it’s an intense but simple nose and it’s best to enjoy it that way. Adding water does not achieve anything. Palate: Syrupy sweet vanilla and honey. Sponge cake, orange peel, light malt syrup. With water it’s all vanilla honey water. The texture is rich and heavy both neat and reduced. Finish: Medium. Sweet honey and malt. This is not a very complex whisky but it is so luscious and seductive you have to overlook its simplicity. There is vanilla by the bucketful, a whole beehive of honey, and a bushel of sweet juicy oranges. What’s not to like? It’s not a challenging dram but it’s quite beguiling, and reducing it makes it almost comically easy to drink. A great dessert whisky to take instead of a sweet sherry or liqueur. Tasted from a sample bought at Tobermory Distillery, April 14th 2025 “Good” : 84/100 (3.75 stars)