Teaninich 1991 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail

Teaninich 12 Year Old Daily Dram

Teaninich is pronounced Tee-ja-nee-nick’, who would have thought? The Nectar of the Daily Drams, a famous Belgian bottler, released this 12 Year Old a few years ago. The nose is very light on Frosties, the sugared breakfast cereals. Then some hay, lemon grass, vanilla, tiger balm and hazelnuts. Soft on the spices. Not overwhelming, but interesting...

Score 82/100

Teaninich 33 Year Old 1983 Berry Bros & Rudd

A 33 years old Teaninch? Here’s something you don’t see every day. The lion’s share of production goes into Johnnie Walker (mostly Red Label) and thus this malt can hardly be found as a single malt, unless you look at the offerings from independent bottlers. This Teaninich from 1983 was bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd from London. Ooh, this nose...

Score 88/100

Teaninich Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 14 Year Old

Nose: Somewhat closed and uncomplicated with banana and custard notes playing hide and seek. Palate: Light body with BIG surge of oak which drowns out initial barley sweetness. Spices late. A bit hot. Chewy. Finish: Fairly long with tannins and spice predominating. Warming. This is an uneven whisky with too much oak. It does improve with exposure...

Score 81/100

Teaninich 39 Year Old 1973 Malts of Scotland

This Teanininch is terra incognita for both Malts of Scotland and myself. There is a first time for everything, eh? Whether it is wise for me to taste a 39 Year Old as my first is debatable, but I will not let the opportunity pass me by. Teaninich can be found close to Dalmore, just north of Inverness. For a long time it was run by the infamous...

Score 85/100