Tamdhu 25 años

Tamdhu 15 Year Old 1989 James MacArthur

James MacArthur is a lesser known bottler, but still more than 25 years in operation. I tasted an Auchentoshan from their Old Master series before. This one is a Tamdhu. The nose is very fresh and sweet, but also a bit prickly because of the high ABV. The nose is rife with citrus and agrum. I get both lime as lemon and grapefruit. Apart from that...

Score 81/100

Tamdhu 23 Year Old 1988 Malts of Scotland

This is the second Tamdhu released by the German Malts of Scotland, after the 20 Year Old that was released last year. The name of the distillery, which was taken over from Edrington by Ian McLeod Distillers in July 2011 after it had been mothballed for six months, is Gaelic for Black Hill. As far as I know, she is not yet back in operation. The...

Score 85/100

Tamdhu

I picked up a 50ml sample bottle of Tamdhu (no age statement) at a local shop, having never heard of this whisky before. At the time, I had no knowledge of the distillery, or what kind of flavor profile it had. I have since learned it is a Speyside distillery, and is known as the only distillery to malt its own barley on premise, and it is the...

Score 60/100

Tamdhu Batch Strength 001

I'll be honest. I think this is my first or second Tamdhu that I've tasted. If it's my second then the first one failed to impress me completely (even though I have a fantastic memory when it comes to remembering what I've tasted). Mothballed a number of times since it was founded in 1896 it has, once again, re-opened it's doors in May 2013....

Score 87/100