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Is Tomintoul a good whisky?
Overall: A tasty, easygoing malt that has been murdered by the addition of far too much water. By God, this should be 46% at least. The fact that it has been waterlogged – indeed, drowned at 40% ABV – should be ruled a crime against Man and Whisky.
Is Tomintoul made by Glenlivet?
Tomintoul Distillery is located inside the picturesque Glenlivet estate, within the whisky producing region of Speyside.
Is Scapa a good whisky?
This single malt from Scapa is surprisingly good compared to its “statistics”. I was not expecting anything from it, because it’s a NAS with only 40% ABV. Of course you can hypothesize, how much better Scapa would do with age stated or higher alcohol by volume NAS whisky.
Is Tomintoul peated?
According to Distiler “Tomintoul produces non-peated whisky, but for two weeks out of the year, they distill a heavily peated whisky. Initially, this was done for blended whisky brands, but they began vatting it for themselves with their unpeated whisky.
How do you say Tomintoul?
If you want to impress your friends, the proper way to pronounce Tomintoul is “Tom-in-TOWEL”. In Scottish Gaelic this means “hill of the barn”.
What does Tomintoul mean?
2.Tomintoul is “Hillock of the Barn” in Scottish Gaelic; ironically meaning small hill considering it is one of the highest villages in Scotland at 345 m (1,132 ft) 3.
Where in Scotland is Tomintoul?
Moray council
Tomintoul (/ˌtɒmɪnˈtaʊl/ ( listen); from Scottish Gaelic: Tom an t-Sabhail, meaning “Hillock of the Barn”) is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland in the historic county of Banffshire.
What does Skiren mean?
The word Skiren is Old Norse and means, glittering, bright skies.
Is Tomintoul smoky?
Tomintoul “With A Peaty Tang” has been made with peated malt barley to give it a deep smoky flavour. This makes “Peaty Tang” very unusual, most distilleries in the Speyside region do not use peat.
What is Tomintoul famous for?
The highest village in the Highlands, Tomintoul sits on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park in the north east county of Moray, otherwise known as malt whisky country (it has the highest concentration of distilleries in the whole of the UK).
Is Scapa A Highland Whisky?
Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the second-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) south of the Highland Park Distillery….Scapa distillery.
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What happened to Scapa?
On the night of 13 October 1939, the German submarine U47 penetrated the defences at Kirk Sound, entered Scapa Flow and found HMS Royal Oak at anchor. Hit by torpedo, the ship rolled over and sank within 15 minutes, with the loss of 833 men.
Where is Scapa made?
Orkney, Scotland
Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the second-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) south of the Highland Park Distillery.