Region : Scotland
Alcohol : 43%
Volume : 700ml
Website : https://tomatin.com/
🌟 120 years of History, One of the award winning big name of Scotland
🌟 Single Cask Single Malt, 12 years double oak with sweet fruit & fruit flavours
TOMATIN HISTORY
Although the first manifestation of Tomatin only ran between 1897 and 1906, its reopening under new management in 1909 saw the start of a remarkable journey which would culminate in this remote Highland outpost in between Aviemore and Inverness becoming the largest malt whisky distillery in Scotland.
Its expansion (and contraction) mirrors accurately the mood of the industry: from two stills to four in 1956, four to six in ‘58, an upping to 11 in ’61 and then in 1974 the most dramatic expansion of all, with 12 stills being installed, bringing the total to 23 and overall capacity to 10m litres per annum.
It couldn’t last. Even in 1974 the first indications of a downturn in Scotch’s fortunes were being noticed. Tomatin never ran at full capacity and in 1986 went into liquidation.
The site was saved however by two of its Japanese bulk customers, Takara Shuzo and Okura & Co [Okura’s stake was taken by Marubeni in 1998], making it the first Scotch distillery to be under Japanese control.
There has been a slow but steady recalibration ever since. The company bought blending firm J&W Hardie in 1997, adding the prestigious Antiquary blend to its portfolio. Eleven of the stills were taken out of commission in 2000 and today only 2m litres are produced from six wash and four spirit stills.
The other major change has been a shift in emphasis from bulk supply to single malt (as well as Antiquary) – again Tomatin is mirroring the market's continuing evolution. The single malt range has been widened in terms of age statements and introduced a peated variant, Cu Bocan.
Environment
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the use of non-fossil fuels are the cornerstones of the Tomatin Distillery and Scotch Whisky Industry’s efforts to make manufacturing more sustainable and support a low carbon economy.
The distilling industry, in common with other industries, impacts on the environment in many different ways, such as consumption of energy, water and other natural resources, and it is a source, both directly and indirectly, of atmospheric emissions and trade effluent.
Green Distilling
In 2013 we became the first distillery in Scotland to install an environmentally efficient wood pellet fuelled steam boiler for use in our production process, with assisted funding from the Green Investment Bank and RHI. Fuelled by locally produced wood pellets manufactured In Invergordon by a company called Balcas, using renewable electrical and thermal energy and raw materials from local forests.
The wood pellets used to fire the boiler are made from virgin wood, where two trees are planted for each one harvested, and the woodchip created from the production of the pellets generates electricity, making the production site (only 35 miles from the distillery) self-sufficient and the end product carbon neutral.
WATER
Our summers are getting warmer and our winters drier so we have to prepare for water scarcity. In 2019 we installed a new weir to prevent over abstraction and to ensure that the downstream water environment is healthy, and in 2021 we introduced more control valves on our cooling system which has cut our water consumption by more than half!
STEP TWO
STEAM
The primary source of steam for our distillation production process is a sustainable, low emission biomass boiler. The back up system is low carbon LPG, removing any reliance on heavy fuel oil. We were the first distiller in Scotland to install a wood pellet biomass boiler! What’s more, the pellets are sourced locally too.
STEP THREE
BY-PRODUCTS
Instead of using the draff (resultant from the mashing process) in animal feed, we now send it to a biogas plant in order to generate a green sustainable fuel which is then fed into the mains gas network.
STEP FOUR
WILDLIFE
We protect the local environment from the effluent streams created as a result of our production process by spreading it to local land as a soil improver. However we have also installed a more sustainable reed bed water treatment system which will reduce our environmental impact and create a more diverse habitat for wildlife in the local area.
VEHICLES
Over 60% of our vehicle fleet is now fully electric or hybrid and we have a public rapid EV charger on site.
The Tomatin 12-Year-Old is classically smooth, having been matured in traditional Scotch Whisky, ex-Bourbon and ex-Spanish Sherry casks. Aromas of wild heather, pine and cedar soon sweeten to reveal notes of crème caramel with apples, pears and mango before a full-bodied and buttery finish, the 12-year-old is a distinguished sherry cask whisky with a little something different.
$460/bottle
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