New eighteen from Tamdhu
The Tamdhu distillery from Speyside has been gaining more and more admirers in recent years, and is well aware that they must not be neglected, they must be fed with more and more new editions of. And since attention to the highest quality of products seems to be the guiding principle of the owners of the plant, it is no wonder that the following novelties from Tamdhu arouse great interest.
News of a new limited edition has just arrived Tamdhu 18yo, available in specialty whisky stores soon. Tamdhu, as it is known, is famous for the careful maturation of its distillates in sherry casks. The announced new edition is no different. Tamdhu 18yo aged for a minimum stated 18 years in oloroso sherry casks. It is worth noting that we are talking about a combination of barrels made of American and European oak. The manufacturer also does not provide information on the extent to which these casks were previously used to mature the whisky. Thus, it can be assumed that we are dealing here with both casks filled with Scotch whisky for the first time (the so-called first-fill) and casks already used for maturation of whisky. Knowing the care of Tamdhu's specialists in the proper selection of individual distillates, one can rest assured that the balance required to ensure that an overly intense cask influence does not overshadow the character of the distillate. This is because, contrary to popular belief, first-fill casks are not always a guarantee of the right effect, especially for distillates aged a little longer, as in the case of the new Tamdhu release.
Tamdhu 18yo is a whisky bottled without cold filtration and without the addition of colored caramel. Its output is 46.8% vol. In its bouquet, according to the manufacturer, we find accents of cherries, milk chocolate, rum bathed raisins, citrus, toasted oatmeal and plums. On the palate we should find the sweetness of vanilla, cane sugar, crunchy red apples and dried fruits. Sounds good. The manufacturer does not reveal what size this limited edition is. The price of a single bottle is £139.99.
Tamdhu is one of those distilleries that were even created en masse in the late 19th century, riding the wave of unprecedented popularity of Scotch whisky at the time. In keeping with the trend of the time, the distillery was equipped with a traditional floor malt house and a drying room, the roof of which was topped with a pagoda-shaped vent designed by Charles Doig. This roof shape has become an icon of the Scottish distilling industry, and is often repeated in new distilleries to this day, even though it usually no longer serves its original function. The first whisky firing in Tamdhu took place in 1897. For most of its existence, the distillery primarily produced whiskey used by blenders to make so-called blended whiskey, blended whisky. The situation changed after Ian Macleod Distillers took over the then-defunct distillery in 2011 and restarted it the following year. The first editions under the new owner's banner were released in 2013, and the second half of the second decade of the 21st century has seen a veritable rash of novelties and curiosities, bottled as Tamdhu single malt whisky, including, for example, the regularly bottled edition of Tamdhu Batch Strength. It is worth noting that Tamdhu, like its neighbor, the Knockando distillery, is one of literally a handful of distilleries in the Speyside region that are indeed situated almost literally on the banks of the River Spey, the distilling queen of Scottish rivers. The Spey flows through a vast valley here, making it twist and meander, creating floodplains and islets. At the back of the Tamdhu distillery runs one of Scotland's more famous hiking trails, the Speyside Way.
Tamdhu 18yo will certainly soon join the offerings of the House of Whisky Online. In the meantime, we recommend taking a look at our current range of whisky from the distillery and regular visits so you don't miss the release of the latest edition of the.
[04.04.2022 / photo: Ian Macleod Distillers]