What Makes Pedro Ximénez Work So Well With Whisky?
Beyond being its own variety of Spanish grapes, Pedro Ximénez is such a viscous, rich, over-the-top (in a good way) style of drink. It is sticky, and indulgent and adds so much intensity to any style of single malt whisky. Depending on what strength you choose to bottle your whisky at when it goes into the bottle, Pedro Ximénez will give you so much body to the single malt of choice. With this Tomatin expression, it has added these blackberry, plum, and chocolate notes to the generally light style of whisky. But being bottled at 46%, the oiliness of the spirit, with its lack of chill-filtration, just allows both liquids to combine in an incredible way. It gives whisky fans a dessert-adjacent experience, whilst being able to allow this whisky to breathe and open up even more.
Who Will Enjoy Tomatin 17 Year Old Pedro Ximénez?
If you’re already reading this, then this is probably for you! If sherry is your thing, then you have probably tried Pedro Ximénez matured whisky already, but when added as a maturation into this Tomatin style, it provides you with all of these sticky fruits, ginger, chocolate, and tobacco notes that push things into a different level.
Final Thoughts On Tomatin 17 Year Old Pedro Ximénez?
Good quality Highland whisky has always been part of Tomatin‘s history. Combining that with these rather splendid PX casks takes things to a totally different level. By far one of the most sought-after sherry cask styles, you can rest assured that Tomatin Pedro Ximénez is an underrated bottle that could be a contender for the bottle of the year!
Read the review of the Tomatin Sherry Collection 2008 15 Year Old Paolo Cortado Edition here, and Scott Adamson’s article all about sherry casks and Tomatin, here.
Trending Stories
Latest News