Tamdhu 1989 Mackillops Choice

Tamdhu 10 Year Old Cream Label bottled 1980s

The Tamdhu 10 Year Old is no longer being bottled and hence hard to find. I was lucky enough to get hold of a sample of the Tamdhu 10 Year Old, bottled in the ‘80s (and thus distilled in the ‘70s!). The nose is very fresh and fruity, completely clean. There is a sea breeze hidden behind the vanilla and flowers. I get honey, cereal, a touch of...

Score 89/100

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 40 Year Old 1971 The MacPhail’s Collection

The MacPhail's Collection is, as you can no doubt guess, a label of independent bottler Gordon & Macphail. One of the bottlings in that excellent series is this Tamdhu from 1971. Mind you, this was bottled more than a decade ago. I recently received a visit from Joren Nuyts – the strong man behind the new Belgian label The Roots – who gave me...

Score 87/100