Tomatin 10 Year Old 2011 Single Cask TWB Apollo SCE to AUX (2021) 70cl

Tomatin 10 Year Old 2011 Single Cask TWB Apollo SCE to AUX (2021) 70cl

1 of 276 bottles made

Tomatin 10 Year Old 2011 vintage Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask first fill oloroso sherry hogshead bottled June 2021. 276 numbered bottles exclusive to The Whisky Barrel with label illustrations by Jamie Coe.

On November 14th, 1969, Apollo 12 launched from the Kennedy Space Center. Just after lift-off the Saturn V rocket was twice struck by lightning affecting telemetry measurements on the spacecraft. To avoid a potential disaster, EECOM engineer John Aaron in Mission Control suggested the pilot switch the Signal Conditioning Electronics to auxiliar. "Try SCE to AUX"

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Vanilla fudge, leather, cinammon and cloves, honeycomb, orange zest, mango and stewed apples.

Taste: Buttered toasted fruit loaf, black grapes, creme caramel, barley sugar, orange sherbet, creamy fudge and roasted coffee beans.

Finish: Soft and dry sweet sherry, cocoa, hint of smoke and citrus.

About Tomatin:

Tomatin Distillery was established in 1897 and operated with two stills until 1956 after which there were frequent and numerous additions culminating in 23 stills in 1986 making Tomatin the largest distillery in Scotland at that time. However, eleven were subsequently closed and it is currently equipped with twelve but operating with eight. Tomatin Distillery is a Highland distillery situated close to the Cairngorms National Park and, sitting at an altitude of 315m, it is the third highest distillery in Scotland. The official range includes Tomatin 12 Year Old, 18 Year Old and the peated Cu Bocan range.

56.4% ABV

70cl