Tamdhu reviews

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…

My buddy Manny was able to get his hands on an old dumpy bottle from the 80s of the last century. A Tamdhu that matured for 15 years.I've only just poured it and the space is already filling up with dark…

This review of Tamdhu 15 is from a sample kindly supplied by @RianC and is only my second experience of Tamdhu as I've also tried the 12. Which is decent. It was also @RianC s idea to compare this to the…

I can't profess to be the biggest fan of sherried whiskies, but I have to acknowledge that, when they work, they can be exquisite. So, with that in mind, I always approach buying such whiskies with…

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…

This Tamdhu from Chieftain’s Choice was distilled when yours truly was a few months shy of owning his very first moped. Sixteen years late it was bottle, meaning this malt by now has spent more time in…

Douglas of Drumlanrig is an independent bottler of which the owner is said to be a descendant of the family Douglas who lived in the Drumlanrig Castle. It’s actually more a mansion than a castle, but I…

Tamdhu Batch # 002 has received a lot of favourable attention since its release. I thank @Maddie for the reviewed samples. The reviewed bottle has been open for 6 weeks at the time of the review notes…

Nose: fruity, dense. Moist Christmas cake. Some fresh oak in there along with the cherries and dates. A bit of cinnamon. Reminiscent of fine brandy. Some dark chocolate notes after adding water. Deep and…

Tamdhu is another distillery that until now has evaded my rapier pen. This Speyside distillery was founded in 1896 and lies between Cardhu and Knockando. It's quite large with nine pine washbacks and…