Tormore Legacy Casks 12 Year Old

The bottle photo identifies the exact expression as Tormore Legacy Casks 2012, Cask #800313. Distilled in September 2012 and bottled in March 2025, this 12 Year Old Speyside Single Malt was matured entirely in a second-fill bourbon barrel and bottled at cask strength at 52.3% ABV. Only 210 bottles were produced. The Legacy Casks series is significant because it showcases older Tormore stocks selected from the distillery's own inventory under Elixir Distillers' ownership. This cask emphasizes Tormore's bright, elegant house style, with citrus and orchard fruit complemented by vanilla, honey, creamy malt, toasted coconut, nuts and gentle oak spice.

Food Pairing: Pair with roast chicken, grilled pork, creamy Brie, aged cheddar, toasted hazelnuts, lemon tart, pear cake, shortbread, or vanilla-based desserts.

Tasting Notes: Fresh and elegant, combining bright citrus and orchard fruit with creamy vanilla, honeyed malt, toasted nuts and restrained bourbon-cask oak.

Nose: Fresh citrus and floral notes lead into lemon, creamy vanilla and nutty malt, with touches of caramel and soft oak.

Palate: Bright and creamy, with lemon, pear and green apple accompanied by honey, toasted coconut, hazelnut and chewy malt, followed by peppery wood spice. 

Finish: Long and gently drying, with lingering citrus, malt, toasted nuts, oak and warming spice.

Serve: Enjoy neat in a tulip-shaped whisky glass and allow it several minutes to open. At 52.3% ABV, a few drops of water can reveal additional citrus, fruit and creamy malt character.