Tobermory 30yo
A 30 year old whisky to review!
I never thought I would have a 30yo whisky in my collection and keep it closed. But this review is just about that type of whisky. Why? Because I have the bottle and a sample. So I can review it while keeping the bottle closed.
There is no cute story to start this review: I bought this bottle and sample of someone who was closing and quitting his collection. That is sad news for the world of whisky lovers. But, I helped him and got a nice bottle out of it.
So what are my plans? To be honest: I do not know. I always swore I was no whisky investor. Just a guy who loves whisky and drinks it. But this bottle, due to the fact it came with a sample, is still closed after this review. I will have tried it.
It just might be the first bottle that I might sell after a few years. Is that bad? I do not know. Maybe I open it in another 30?
The whisky was bottled by the Caskhound. A German independent bottler that releases quite a lot of fun stuff.
And I actually have quite a lot of their bottles. (I should review more on this site.) They have some sub-series: Crazy Coo’s, with funny Scottish Highlanders on the label. Peat Wave, a series where the name explains for itself. Tilo’s Proof, named after the guy doing the work at the Caskhoudn and this series: Exquisite Casks.
It is packaged in a neat looking wooden case and contains a card with some tasting notes. Not reading it! We will find out for ourselves. To the whisky!
This single cask, cask strength whisky was bottled at 46,6% Vol. And it aged on a first fill Bourbon hogshead.
It was distilled in October 1995 and bottled in November 2025.
The color is a thick bright yellow in a liquid that sticks to the glass like an oily coating on the inside of my glass.
The nosing made me stop for a second. A dusty attic with apples drying. A thick dusty vanilla. Some bergamot mixed with the brighter cousin lime. Ending in some overripe pear.
On the tongue I get something silty. Like Turkish delights dusted with some vanilla and seas salt.
The finish leaves some heat I did not encounter before, mixing in some light peppery notes.
Ending in a sweet syrupy fruit flavor.
What a dram, I might keep the bottle!
(Unless you read this and think: I’m making an offer.)
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