Antiquary 12 Year Old 4
While Tomatin, the company who make Antiquary, was established in 1897, it has only been around in its current (Japanese owned) format since 1986.
Antiquary is a well known brand, but that is not only because of the quality of their whisky or the fact that they have been around for over a century. There is also a further factor, one less prestigious, and that is their bottle. Inspired by the shape of a diamond, it has indeed got a quite distinctive shape; intended to give it a unique and classy look, and feel. It certainly scores a full 10 points for uniqueness, but as far as class goes it’s a swing and a miss in my opinion. I’m well aware that this is a childish reason to dislike something; but I simply can’t stand the shallow attempt at convincing consumers of the quality of the whisky which the bottle represents.