Teaninich 1996 Managers' Choice

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

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 Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 14 Year Old

Nose: Somewhat closed and uncomplicated with banana and custard notes playing hide and seek. Palate: Light body with BIG surge of oak which drowns out initial barley sweetness. Spices late. A bit hot. Chewy. Finish: Fairly long with tannins and spice predominating. Warming. This is an uneven whisky with too much oak. It does improve with...

Score 81/100

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