Berry Bros. & Rudd Tormore 25 Year Old 1995 Hogshead Cask 20207 Kensington Wine Market Exclusive 50% ABV

Tormore 25 Year Old 1995 is a single-cask Speyside single malt selected by Berry Bros. & Rudd. Distilled in 1995, it spent 25 years in hogshead cask 20207 before being bottled in 2021 at 50% ABV in a 700ml bottle. Tormore is a little-known Speyside distillery whose spirit goes almost entirely into blends, so independent single-cask releases like this are an uncommon chance to taste it on its own. Berry Bros. & Rudd, the London wine and spirits merchant at No. 3 St James's Street since 1698, has bottled casks under its own label for many years as an independent bottler.

Tasting Notes: Honeyed and toasty, with dried and tropical fruit, creamy dessert notes and baking spice.

Nose: Toasty and spicy with earthy tones; barley sugar, pine resin and coffee beans, then dried apricot and peppered mango.

Palate: Thick and honeyed with old oak, apricot jam, papaya, pineapple and mango, clotted cream, creme caramel and baking spice.

Finish: Warm, coating and silky, staying rich and fruity to the end.

Serve: Neat, or with a few drops of water to open it up.