Tomatin Five Virtues - Earth

Since 1897 we 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 our 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.

REFILL HOGSHEAD OAK
46% alc./vol.
6000 bottles available

The third virtue, Earth, is exemplified in an edition rich in intense and - unusually for Tomatin - peaty flavours. A consequence of maturing whisky made with peat-dried malted barley in refill Hogshead casks.

We only distill peated malt during the last two weeks of every year and it is never released under the Tomatin brand. This is truly a unique expression.

An intriguing mix of vanilla, burning heather and black fruits with sweet, light smoke. Unlike any other Tomatin, it has a salty smokiness with a complex and ever-changing finish.

Nose – An intriguing mix of vanilla, burning heather and black fruits with sweet light smoke.
Taste – Unlike any other Tomatin, a salty smokiness with burnt honey and kelp.
Finish – Complex and ever-changing; smoky and sweet.

From Tomatin Distillery.