Colour: gold. Nose: starts acrid, pine-y, and pretty smoky. Burning fir wood, perhaps. Whiffs of camphor, embrocations, tiger balm, flint stone, old cigarette lighter, crème de menthe, fresh concrete, rubbed leaves… And then quite a lot of caraway and juniper. Surprisingly herbal and rather un-fruity for Tomatin. Mouth: same very punchy, acrid, pungent style, with some ginger, stones, ink, liquorice wood, chlorophyll, leather, bitter curry paste, pepper, and always a lot of juniper. Finish: long and bitter.
