Tamdhu 18 Year Old

Tamdhu 1980 33 Y.O. The Whisky Agency "Private Stock" (bot 2013)

sample from a friend Nose: Fragrant on yellow crystallized fruit nibs. Tropical fruits on the lines of boozy pineapple sans acidity. Slight ash note and an empty, dry seasoned humidor. It's the cedar. Pith, wax, and a changing balance of subtle notes -- all ripe and just overripe melons and soft stone fruit (peaches, nectarines) and cantaloupe....

Score 89/100

Tamdhu 20 Year Old Malts of Scotland

This Speysider closed in 2010 and it looked like the beginning of the end. But in July 2011 Ian McLeod Distillers (who already own Glengoyne) came to the rescue and bought the distillery from Edrington Group. The price was never revealed, but Leonard Russel, COA of Ian McLeod, revealed in a recent interview that the lion’s share of the money went...

Score 85/100

Tamdhu 10 Year Old

Since Ian MacLeod took over the distillery, the Tamdhu range has been overhauled with a completely new, rather retro look. The entry level malt is this Tamdhu 10 Year Old, matured on sherry casks. I put it head to head with an older bottling, released in its day for the Italian Cinzano. The nose is soft and round on all kinds of sherry influences....

Score 81/100

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