Tamdhu 11 Year Old 2000 cask #8825 Provenance Douglas Laing

Tamdhu

I tried two current bottlings and one old bottling of Tamdhu this week. First up was the ‘no age statement’ standard bottle of Tamdhu, the recently closed distillery. The fresh nose reveals the malt immediately, followed by cereals and honey with a touch of smoke. It also has something sour and something that reminds me of a rubber garden hose… It...

Score 72/100

Tamdhu Batch Strength 001

I'll be honest. I think this is my first or second Tamdhu that I've tasted. If it's my second then the first one failed to impress me completely (even though I have a fantastic memory when it comes to remembering what I've tasted). Mothballed a number of times since it was founded in 1896 it has, once again, re-opened it's doors in May 2013....

Score 87/100

Tamdhu 26 Year Old Exclusive Malts CWC

The Creative Whisky Company, run by David Stirk, bottled this 26 Year Odl Tamdhu for the whiskywhiskywhisky-forum, run by the sympathetic Mark Connely who opened his own shop, the Good Spirits Company, in Glasgow recently and who also organises a whisky festival. I guess it was only a matter of time before he released his own bottling. The nose is...

Score 84/100

Tamdhu 18 Year Old

Tamdhu recently closed doors. Edrington Group blames the bad economic situation. It used to deliver a part of The Famous Grouse, Dunhill (currently popular in the US), J&B and Cutty Sark. Single malts from this Speysider are few and far between. This is their most recent bottling. The nose is flowery and spicy with a whiff of smoke. I get some...

Score 75/100