Tamdhu 15-year-old (D.2007, B.2022) Old Malt Cask / 50%/ 0.7l

Tamdhu Distillery is located in Knockando, Speyside. The distillery began in 1897 as an investment by leading blended whisky producers, supplying distillate to Johnnie Walker, Dewar's and VAT 69 blends.

Since 2011, it has been owned by Ian Macleod Distillers, the owner of the Glengoyne and Rosebank distilleries, among others. Tamdhu is equipped with three pairs of stills and currently produces around 3 million liters of distillate per year using 75% of its potential. The whisky presented here, distilled in April 2007, spent over 15 years in a sherry butt cask no. HL 19609. It was bottled by Hunter Laing & Co. in the Old Malt Cask series at 50% ABV and without chill filtration in May 2022 in an edition of 774 bottles.

Nose: honey, brown sugar, Hungarian jam, blackberries, nougat, almond croissant, cinnamon, black pepper and sherry-soaked oak.

Palate: chocolate-coated raisins, honey, roasted almonds, marzipan, mixed berries, blood oranges, licorice, cinnamon, ginger, notes of sherry and oak.

Finish: quite long, with notes of caramel, honey, chocolate, dried fruit, black pepper, cinnamon, ginger and oak.