Teaninich 29 Year Old 1982 Berry Bros. & Rudd

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 10 Year Old

Teaninich is advertised as a light, fresh whisky, but all I get from it are raw chemicals. Even after repeated attempts and dilution with a splash of water the whisky doesn't open up to me. The taste is dominated by raw alcohol and heavy oil, almost diesel-like in its characteristic. Either it's a hastily produced concoction with little to no...

Score 30/100

Teaninich 21 Year Old 1999 The Whisky Agency

This Teaninich – with a Racing Car on the label – is a joint bottling of the German The Whisky Agency and the Japanese Three Rivers Tokyo. The cask yielded 258 bottles at 50% when bottled last year. Excellent nose flirting with tropical fruits. Banana, kiwi, dried mango. Very soft and elegant spiciness. This whisky smells prominent, if you know...

Score 87/100

Teaninich 11 Year Old 2010 Thompson Bros

This young Teaninich was bottled by Phil and Simon Thompson for the bar of the Dornoch Castle, the luxurious hotel run by their parents (and where I visit along with Dearly Beloved and Manny in September). After its regular maturation on a refill hogshead, the malt got a finish on PX quarter casks for 4 months, which explains its intense color. ...

Score 84/100