Tamdhu 1989 21 Year Old Sherry Cask Platinum Selection Douglas Laing

Tamdhu 13 Year Old 1990 Dun Bheagan Sherry Finish

Dun Bheagan is a series of malts marketed by Ian MacLeod. Today I will try a Tamdhu, incidentally a distillery currently owned by this bottler. This 13 Year Old got a finish on sherry casks, was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2003. I am putting it head to head with a 15 Year Old, also from 1990, but finished on port casks. The nose is sweet on...

Score 78/100

Tamdhu 10 Year Old

Tamdhu comes from Gaelic for “little dark hill”. This distillery was founded in 1897 and has been mothballed 3 times since. Located in the town of Knockano it is a distillery which finds most of its whisky used in blends such as Grouse and Cutty Sark. Since the relaunch in 2011 it has really pushed on and this culminated with it being nominated as...

Score 81/100

Tamdhu 10 Year Old

According to internet sources, Tamdhu Distillery closed down in 2010. It was sold to Ian Macleod Distillers in June 2011 who plans to “vitalize its production of single malt.” There are no reviews for the 10-year expression of Tamdhu, but judging by other reviews on the internet, the 10-year-old is the continuation of the no-age-statement whiskey,...

Score 72/100

Tamdhu 8 Year Old The Macphail's Collection

The Macphail's Collection contains young whisky, 8 years old each time, but at a very affordable price. The same can be said for this Tamdhu. I have heard that Gordon & Macphail purchase the new make spirit directly at the distillery and then matured it on their own casks in their warehouses in Elgin. The nose is young and freshly fruity on...

Score 82/100