Tomatin Scotch-single
Highland single malt, soft and fruit forward since 1897.
The story behind Tomatin
Tomatin was built in 1897 by a group of investors including John MacDougall, John MacLeish and Alexander Allan, in the Highlands just south of Inverness, close enough to Speyside that the whisky argues both sides. By the 1970s it was the largest malt distillery in Scotland. After a 1985 liquidation, Takara Shuzo and Okura bought it in 1986, the first Scottish distillery wholly owned by a Japanese company.
What survived all that is a house style built on patience: fermentations up to 168 hours, slow distillation through 12 copper pot stills, and one of only four working cooperages left in Scotland, so every first fill bourbon and sherry cask is inspected and repaired on site. Unpeated, soft, tropical. We have poured it across this counter for years.
Explore the Tomatin range
Four core expressions, all 43% ABV or above, all unpeated Highland single malt. Start at Legacy, climb through the age statements, and you can taste the cooperage doing its work.
| Expression | Type | Proof / ABV | Tasting notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomatin Legacy 750mL | No age statement single malt | 86 proof | Bourbon and sherry casks, vanilla, pineapple, soft malt |
| Tomatin 12yr Single Malt 750mL | 12 year single malt | 86 proof | Sherry cask influence, dried fruit, honey, gentle spice |
| Tomatin 15yr Single Malt 750mL | 15 year single malt | 86 proof | Rounder oak, baked apple, toffee, long soft finish |
| Tomatin 18yr Single Malt 750mL | 18 year single malt | 86 proof | First fill sherry and bourbon, dark fruit, cocoa, leather |
| Tomatin Cù Bòcan | Lightly peated single malt | 92 proof | 12 ppm peat, smoke over citrus, one month a year only |
Which Tomatin is right for you?
Pricing here runs from the everyday to the occasional. Tomatin Legacy 750mL is $26.99, the 12 year is $29.99, the 15 year is $64.99 and the 18 year is $69.99. At those numbers the 12 year is the easiest case buy on the shelf and the 18 year undercuts most Highland peers by a wide margin. If you want to buy Tomatin online, order through the site and we will confirm stock before anything is charged.
Soft, fruity and cheap enough to keep a bottle open on the counter.
First fill sherry and bourbon casks, dark fruit and cocoa, still under seventy dollars.
Age statement, handsome bottle, gentle enough for a newcomer to enjoy neat.