• Founded: 1897
• Status: Operational
• Region: Highlands,  Scotland, IV13 7YT
• Online: http://www.tomatin.com/

History Although it is thought that whisky has been distilled on the site since the 16th century, when cattle drivers would buy from a local still, the distillery was not established until 1897, under the name of Tomatin Spey Distillery Co Ltd. The company went bankrupt in 1906, and reopened under new ownership in 1909. After the liquidation of its owners in 1986, it was taken over by Japanese conglomerate Takara Shuzo and was renamed Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd. The distillery operated with only two stills until 1958. Starting at that time, they began to add stills to increase production capacity, eventually reaching production of twelve million litres of whisky per year during the 1970s. Although in 1987 Tomatin was referred to as the largest malt distillery in Scotland, stills have been dismantled since the mid-1980s, bringing their total capacity to just over five million litres, though as of 2007, they were only producing 2.5 million litres.

Around eighty percent of Tomatin’s whisky goes into blended whisky, including its own brands of Antiquary and Talisman. The distillery, as of late, has been making an effort to bolster its name as a producer of single malts and is expanding its core range. In 2003, Tomatin’s basic 10-year-old malt was replaced by the 12-year-old. In 2009, a 15 Year was added to the line-up, which also includes an 18-year-old and a 25-year-old. Other limited releases are often made, including a 30-year, a 40-year and single-cask offerings. Recently, the distillery has begun to produce a lightly peated single malt called Cu Bocan.

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official Bottling

• Cù Bòcan (2013)
• Cù Bòcan The Sherry Edition (2015)
• Tomatin 11 Years Old 2003 Single Cask 1903 (2015)
• Tomatin 12 Years Old (2014)
• Tomatin 12 Years Old 2003 Single Cask 2036 (2015)
• Tomatin 14 Year Old Port Wood Finish (2014)
• Tomatin 14 Years Old 2002 Single Cask 34915 (2016)
• Tomatin 15 Years Old (2014)
• Tomatin 15 Years Old 2003 Moscatel Finish (2020)
• Tomatin 18 Years Old (2014)
• Tomatin 30 Years Old (2014)
• Tomatin Cask Strength (2018)
• Tomatin Decades (2017)
• Tomatin Legacy (2014)

Independent Bottling

Cadenhead

• Tomatin 35 Years Old 1978 Small Batch (2014)

Douglas Laing

• Tomatin 20 Year Old 1994 Old Particular 10442 (2016)

Gordon & MacPhail

• Tomatin 2007 Discovery (2018)

Lockett Bros

• Tomatin 19 Year Old 1994 Fidra (2014)

Scotch Malt Whisky Society

• SMWS 11.32 Cirque De Saveur (2017)

That Boutique-Y Whisky Company

• Tomatin 11 Years Old Batch 4 (2020)