Tomatin – 1977 Rare Casks 36 Year Old Batch #1

This is Tomatin Rare Casks Batch #1, a 36 year old single malt distilled in 1977. It matured in a combination of European and North American casks and was bottled on 17th March 2015. Only 798 bottles were produced. A 1976 expansion took Tomatin to 23 stills, which made it the largest distillery in Scotland at the time. It was forced into liquidation in 1985. The following year a consortium of long-term customers saved it, and it became the first Scottish distillery under Japanese ownership.