Tomatin Whisky Distillery
Introduction This evening, I am focusing on Tomatin Distillery which is located in the Scottish Highlands , about twenty miles south of Invernes s. A selection of Tomatin Single Malts Information on Tomatin Distillery Tomatin is relatively young by Scottish distillery standards, having been established in 1897. Subsequently, the history has been erratic with closures, re-openings and changes of ownership. During the late 1970s Tomatin was producing 12m litres of spirit per annum, the largest output in Scotland. However, to adjust to market conditions, the number of operational stills was reduced from 23 to 10 with resultant annual capacity of 5 million litres currently. Today, the distillery is under Japanese ownership with principal markets being U.S.A., Sweden and Japan. The core range of malts consists of: Legacy 12, 18, 30 and 36 year old as well as Cask Strength and a 14 year old port finish. There is also a peated malt aimed at the Japanese market.Sales of Tomat...