Teaninch 28 Year Old 1983 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

Teaninich 10 Year Old

One of the larger horses in Diageo’s stall but without much recognition. It’s Diageo’s policy to let every distillery have its own release, if not with a proper distillery label than as part of the Flora & Fauna range. Enter the Teaninich 10yo, a young Northern Highlander matured on ex-bourbon(?) casks. Had my first taste of this whisky well...

Score 79/100

Teaninich 14 Year Old 1991 Gordon& Macphail

This Teaninich was distilled in 1991 and put to sleep on a refill sherry butt. Gordon & Macphail cut it to 46% and released it under their well-known Connoisseurs Choice label. The nose starts grassy, sweet and sour with vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, some peach, mandarin and a hint of banana. Quite a bit more complexity than in his younger...

Score 85/100

Teaninich 10 Year Old 2006 Cadenheads

While this Highland distillery celebrated its 200th anniversary last year, and opened a whole new stillhouse this year, Teaninich is still largely unknown. This has everything to do that this is one of Diageo’s workhorses that produces almost exclusively for the blending industry with Johnnie Walker Red Label as biggest customer. There are hardly...

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