Tamdhu 23 Year Old 1989 cask 8149 Celebration of the Cask Carn Mor

Tamdhu 15 Year Old 1990 Dun Bheagan Port 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 15 Year Old got a finish on port casks, was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2005. I am putting it head to head with a 13 Year Old, also from 1990, but finished on sherry casks. The nose has a...

Score 80/100

Tamdhu 11 Year Old 2002 '46' Malts of Scotland

This bottling by Malts of Scotland fits in the so-called ‘46’-range, in which MoS deviates from the principle of bottling at cask strength, but rather cuts the whisky to the drinking strength of 46%. I previously tried a nice Bowmore in this range, and a Glengoyne is still sitting in my sample cabinet. But first this Tamdhu, which is 11 years old...

Score 82/100

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 15 Year Old (46% abv presentation)

Tamdhu distillery does not currently have a visitor's centre. I'm not sure why I find that oddly comforting. Looking at pictures of the distillery and warehouses online, the Tamdhu complex looks like it was built with practicality, not tourists, in mind. This isn't a recreation of Hobbiton or The Shire, that's for sure. I'm certain the people who...

Score 94/100