The Antiquary reveals its choice of basic blended whiskies for Father’s Day
Highland distiller Tomatin has really helpful three basic expressions from The Antiquary, one in every of Scotland’s oldest whisky manufacturers, as the perfect presents for discerning dads this Father’s Day (Sunday 15 June).
Following within the footsteps of The Antiquary’s founders, J&W Hardie, who have been identified for being progressive for his or her time, The Antiquary focuses on flavours that enchantment to trendy drinkers whereas reflecting the historical past of the model and its repute for providing an unusually excessive malt content material.
Every age-statement mix is offered in luxurious packaging, designed to enchantment to dads looking for each model and substance this Father’s Day. The elegant bottles, impressed by antiques of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, intensify The Antiquary’s classic model with a contemporary edge, guaranteeing a present which can take pleasure of place in any drinks cupboard.
The Antiquary 15 Yr Previous
RRP £45.50 | ABV 40% | 70cl
A mix of nice whiskies married in purple wine claret casks from the Bordeaux area of France, The Antiquary 15 Yr Previous presents mahogany, polished leather-based, pipe tobacco, candied orange, grilled peaches and cloves on the nostril, with rhubarb, tamarind, raspberry coulis and vanilla on the palate, main right into a medium end with warming fruit jam.
Accessible from www.tomatin.com, Amazon and specialist whisky retailers.
The Antiquary 21 Yr Previous
RRP £96.50 | ABV 40% | 70cl
Imparting its distinctive flavour from tawny port casks sourced from the Symington Household Estates in Portugal, The Antiquary 21 Yr Previous is a very particular age assertion launch to reward this Father’s Day.
This distinctive mix presents camphor, hessian, reduce hay, burning heather, darkish mocha, saffron and vanilla on the nostril, with spiced plum, wild strawberries, darkish chocolate, charred sport and orange on the nostril and ending with sea salt and purple fruits.
Accessible from www.tomatin.com, Amazon and specialist whisky retailers.
The Antiquary 30 Yr Previous
RRP £295 | ABV 40% | 70cl
The Antiquary 30 Yr Previous has been married for greater than three years in sherry casks sourced from Jerez, creating hints of passionfruit, mango, grilled pineapple, maple syrup, hints of smoked bacon and aged timber on the nostril. Tropical fruit, syrup and wealthy oak spice are current on the palate, with beeswax, heather honey and a waxy tropical fruitiness on the end.
Accessible from www.tomatin.com, Amazon and specialist whisky retailers.
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Tasting notes
Antiquary 15 Yr Previous
Nostril: Mahogany, polished leather-based, pipe tobacco, candied orange, grilled peaches and cloves.
Palate: Rhubarb, tamarind, raspberry coulis and vanilla.
End: Medium with warming fruit jam.
Antiquary 21 Yr Previous
Nostril: Camphor, hessian, reduce hay, burning heather, darkish mocha, saffron and vanilla.
Palate: Spiced plum, wild strawberries, darkish chocolate, charred sport and orange.
End: Sea salt and purple fruits.
Antiquary 30 Yr Previous
Nostril: Passionfruit, mango, grilled pineapple, maple syrup, hints of smoked bacon and aged timber.
Palate: Tropical fruit, syrup and wealthy oak spice.
End: Beeswax, heather honey and waxy tropical fruitiness.
The Antiquary is one in every of Scotland’s oldest whisky manufacturers.
In 1857 John & William Hardie established themselves as wine retailers in a small workplace and warehouse in Edinburgh. Being small and impartial, they have been free to experiment. The Victorian increase in Scotch received them interested by blended whisky and so started their quest to create a mix a reduce above the remainder utilizing their abilities as wine retailers to establish the perfect whiskies to incorporate of their blended Scotch whisky.
In 1888, utilizing nice and uncommon malts, they created a mix thought of superior to all others. Impressed by a Sir Walter Scott gothic novel – a ebook redolent with household secrets and techniques, tales of hidden treasure and hopeless love – they named it The Antiquary.
Altering possession all through the years The Antiquary was ultimately bought by Tomatin in 1996.
Tomatin is situated within the Scottish Highlands, 16 miles south of Inverness, and is owned by Japanese firm Takara Shuzo Worldwide.
It has a proud heritage stretching again to the fifteenth century when whisky manufacturing was more likely to be happening illicitly within the space. At the moment, it produces a few of the most interesting single malts and blends together with Tomatin, The Talisman, Huge T, and Cù Bòcan.
In 2022, Tomatin was awarded ‘Scotch Whisky Producer of the Yr’ and ‘Excellent Spirits Producer of the Yr’ on the Worldwide Wine & Spirit Competitors (IWSC). Later that yr, it was recognised as ‘Sustainable Distillery of the Yr’ at Whisky Journal’s Icons of Whisky 2023, in recognition of its continued contribution to sustainably on the distillery.
