Description

Tomatin Five Virtues Series Earth Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 46%           Age: No Age Statement           Country: Scotland

Since 1897 Tomatin have been combining soft mountain water with tender local barley, introducing it to tall copper stills and – following years of maturation in oak casks – collecting the mellow, fruity spirit. Approaching alchemy, the process reveals nature’s extraordinary elements in all their glory. Indeed – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water – elements central to civilisation’s most ancient philosophies, enjoy incredible synergies. Combined, they produce outcomes far greater than their sum.

This symbiosis – the ‘Five Virtues’ – is a concept synonymous with the age-old processes and materials employed by the distillery men. Water feeds wood; wood sustains fire; fire gives life to earth; earth yields metal; metal gathers water; and the cycle continues…

To celebrate the Five Virtues, leading artist, Eva Ullrich, has explored these interactions and their role in whisky production. The result is five striking artworks…and five unique expressions.

The Earth single malt has a distinct character, as a consequence of having been distilled with peat-dried malted barley; giving it richly intense and, unusually for Tomatin, peaty flavours – they only distil with peated barley for two weeks of every year and this spirit is never usually released under the Tomatin brand name.  The Earth expression offers an alluring mix of vanilla, burning heather and black fruit aromas with sweet, light smoke on the palate..

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Vanilla and burnt heather, black fruits and a light smoke.

Taste: Salty smokiness, burnt honey, kelp and black fruits.

Finish: Honey, smoke and vanilla.