Tomatin 20yo Single Cask (11.42) Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml, 53.5% ABV)

A 20 year old Independent Bottling by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) of a single cask from Tomatin Distillery - 11.42 '20(0) Not Out'. This whisky was distilled on 9th of October 2000 and laid to rest in an ex-Bourbon Barrel for 18 years, before being transferred to a first fill Pedro Ximenex Sherry Hogshead for the last 2 years of maturation, before being bottled in 2021 at a natural cask strength of 53.5% ABV. This is one of only 152 bottles that the cask produced.

The cask was released as a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Scotch Malt Whisky Society's  Australian Branch and sits in their "Old & Dignified" Range.

This whisky was described by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society as follows: 

The cricket theme is back, from our Anzac biscuits in 2017 to our 20 years in 2022. We’re hitting a 20 not out! Years in the making, Cask 11.42 is a 20-year-old single cask to celebrate our 20 years as a branch in Australia, continually shaping the landscape of whisky appreciation. Tropical fruits, old delicate books, butterscotch, chalky bodega sand and sunny day breeze. This is a “we’ve made it” pour.

The aroma neat oozed composure and confidence, like a dashing stroke cricket player who had just hit a ball for ‘six’ to reach his double century. The whole dressing room was on the balcony clapping before getting back to eating butterscotch bananas and macadamia baklava. Diluted we felt like walking through a bodega in Jerez, chalky sand on the floor and the open windows covered by straw mats to keep out the sun but to allow in the breeze. Sweet was the victory and the celebration started by drinking Shiraz out of Spanish style leather wine sacks called Bota and churros with a warm chocolate dipping sauce. After eighteen years in an ex-bourbon barrel, we transferred this whisky into a 1st fill PX Sherry hogshead.