Tomatin (whisky distillery)
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Tomatin is a single malt
Scotch whisky
, produced at the Tomatin Distillery in the village of Tomatin. Its whisky is of the Highland region.
Although it is thought that whisky has been distilled on the site since the 16th century, when cattle drovers would buy from a local still, the distillery was not established until 1897, under the name of Tomatin Spey Distillery Co Ltd. The company went bankrupt in 1906, and reopened under new ownership in 1909. After the liquidation of its owners in 1986, it was taken over by Japanese conglomerate Takara Shozu and was renamed Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd.
The distillery operated with only two stills until 1958. Starting at that time, the began to add stills to increase production capacity, eventually reaching production of twelve million liters of whisky per year during the 1970's. Since the mid 1980's, stills have been dismantled, bringing their total capacity to just over five million liters, though as of 2007, they were only producing 2.5 million liters.
Around eighty percent of Tomatin's whisky goes into blended whisky, including its own brands of Antiquary and Talisman. The distillery, as of late, has been making an effort to bolster it's name as a producer of single malt whisky, and is expanding its core range. In 2003 Tomatin's basic 10 Year Old malt was replaced by the 12 Year Old. In 2009, a 15 Year was added to the lineup, which also includes an 18 Year and a 25 Year. Other limited release are often made, including a 30-year, a 40-year and single-cask offerings.
Single malt whisky
Single malt whisky is a whisky made at one particular distillery from a mash that uses one particular malted grain, which is ordinarily barley.Single malts are typically associated with Scotland, though they are also produced in various other countries...
Scotch whisky
Scotch whisky
Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland.Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky , Blended Grain Scotch Whisky, and Blended Scotch Whisky.All Scotch whisky must be aged in oak barrels for at least three...
, produced at the Tomatin Distillery in the village of Tomatin. Its whisky is of the Highland region.
Although it is thought that whisky has been distilled on the site since the 16th century, when cattle drovers would buy from a local still, the distillery was not established until 1897, under the name of Tomatin Spey Distillery Co Ltd. The company went bankrupt in 1906, and reopened under new ownership in 1909. After the liquidation of its owners in 1986, it was taken over by Japanese conglomerate Takara Shozu and was renamed Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd.
The distillery operated with only two stills until 1958. Starting at that time, the began to add stills to increase production capacity, eventually reaching production of twelve million liters of whisky per year during the 1970's. Since the mid 1980's, stills have been dismantled, bringing their total capacity to just over five million liters, though as of 2007, they were only producing 2.5 million liters.
Around eighty percent of Tomatin's whisky goes into blended whisky, including its own brands of Antiquary and Talisman. The distillery, as of late, has been making an effort to bolster it's name as a producer of single malt whisky, and is expanding its core range. In 2003 Tomatin's basic 10 Year Old malt was replaced by the 12 Year Old. In 2009, a 15 Year was added to the lineup, which also includes an 18 Year and a 25 Year. Other limited release are often made, including a 30-year, a 40-year and single-cask offerings.