Tormore – 1988 30 Years Old The Chess Malt Collection White Pawn A2 (51.4%)

This is a Speyside single malt from Tormore, distilled in 1988 and matured for 30 years in an American oak hogshead. It is White Pawn A2 in The Chess Malt Collection, a series of 32 single malt bottlings, and was released on 3 May 2019. It was bottled as a single cask at a cask strength of 51.4%, with no added colour and no chill filtration. The nose offers citrus, coconut, caramel and vanilla, with pineapple and banana appearing after a few minutes. The palate is soft and sweet, with honey and wood. The finish is long and gently spicy, with malt and white pepper.