This expression’s narrative starts on 11 November 1968, less than four years after Tomintoul opened. Two butts and four hogsheads were filled, as The Last Drop notes, under a Scorpio sky. Those with a Scorpio sun sign are often considered passionate, intense and enigmatic – qualities that became apparent in the whisky all along its maturation journey.
In March 2022, those six casks were reracked into Amoroso wood. Also known as cream sherry, Amoroso offers a sweeter profile, one which compliments the rambunctiously elegant spirit remarkably. After 20 months, those casks were finally bottled, with almost ethereal results.

The Last Drop’s master blender Colin Scott speaks of its surprising floral notes, with fruit aplenty in with the complexity. For him, dark fruits, raisins and fruitcake dance on the nose, ahead of spices, hazelnuts and a grassiness. The palate brings in an “explosion” of ripe fruits, with sticky toffee pudding and a herbal element, while the finish lingers on lavishly. To my palate it is a triumph, with a vibrancy not often seen in whiskies of this age. A true Scorpio, through and through.