Tamdhu 1989 19 Year Old Sherry Cask Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Tamdhu 22 Year Old 1991 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask

Carn Mor releases its more exclusive casks in the series Celebration of the Cask. This Tamdhu was distilled on 11th February 1991 and bottled on 4th November 2013. It matured for 22 years on a sherry hogshead. This is a very sweet nose. I am transported to a candy store. Red fruit, strawberry in the lead, fills my nostrils. Some sultanas,...

Score 85/100

Tamdhu

Tonight's theme is "open and closed". Goal was closed distilleries, but moderately widened to contribute some less expensive tastes from temporary shutdowns. To start Tamdhu, slightest of the interruptions. This bottling is from around 2011, NAS. Pretty harsh nose. Hot and paint remover like. Smoothing out over time to being just hot...

Score 72/100

Tamdhu

I tried two current bottlings and one old bottling of Tamdhu this week. First up was the ‘no age statement’ standard bottle of Tamdhu, the recently closed distillery. The fresh nose reveals the malt immediately, followed by cereals and honey with a touch of smoke. It also has something sour and something that reminds me of a rubber garden hose… It...

Score 72/100

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