Tormore – 1988 26 Year Old Mackillop's Choice Cask #4176 (70cl, 55.6%)

This Tormore single malt was distilled in 1988, a year before Allied Domecq acquired the distillery in 1989. It is a Speyside whisky bottled by Angus Dundee as part of the Mackillop's Choice range, at a cask strength of 55.6% ABV in a 70cl bottle. It comes from a single cask, number 4176, which was emptied in March 2014 and yielded 72 bottles. The nose is mellow, sweet and mature, with coffee, chocolate, raisins and ripe exotic fruits. The palate is full and sweet, with raisins, mocha, vanilla and fruit-cake sweetness, and the finish stays full and sweet with some spice.