Tobermory 16 2004 PX (Skotchtoberfest #6)

Another one from a sample pack from the distillery. This is similar to the prior one, but spent its whole life (and 4 extra years) in a PX butt.

Tobermory 16 2004 PX, Island (Mull) Single Malt, 56.7% ABV

Minutia: Distilled on June 8, 2004 and matured for 16 years in a PX Sherry butt before being bottled on October 6, 2020. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.

Color: Mahogany, henna notes; 1.6.

Nose: Musty, sweet, minerally wine.

Taste: Sweet (big one first sip). Woody wine. Spice. If there’s such a thing as berry toffee.

Finish: Birght, malty pop at the get go. Settles quickly into dried fruit and spice. Char. Long. Nutty late in the finish, like after you think it’s gone but realize it’s still there and then on by the way you notice it’s nutty.

This is nice. It’s not amazing or anything, but it’s very interesting. It felt like I knew what it was offering pretty quickly, but it kept my interest. Comparing this to yesterday’s, to me it seems Tobermory wants to spend its whole life in a Sherry cask, not get a finish in one, at least in the case of PX Sherry.

Score: 83