Tobermory That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch 1 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 53.8%, 200 bottles

[limited edition malt, hand selected Gonzalez Byass Oloroso Sherry butts, dual-location maturation process: Mainland+Sound of Mull] Rich dark golden toffee in glass, almost burnished bronze with faint green patina. Rich nose of mocha, butterscotch, toffee apple, cinnamon brioche, dried figs, red-apple peel and mandarin peels. Palate is rich, sweet, textured, and layers and layers of butterscotch, buttercake, dark cocoa, oily treacle, christmas pudding. Finish is warming, spicy, toasted almonds, with some elegant lift of greenwood, fresh pistachio, saltspray, blue smoke …

dirty leather, bonfire, struck match, funky over honeyed notes...thick textured, unctuous and clinging, leathery...joyous

Traverso's Scotch Tasting (Traverso's Santa Rosa, Ca.) : My #6 of 9. $128.