Tamdhu 10 Year

It burns all the way down with no peat or bandaids, but I’m surprised that I don’t taste more fruit. It’s good and I’d have it again.

Finished the Thanksgiving Turkey dinner. I poured this whisky sample to aid in the digestion of said turkey. Pour it and let it settle (like the turkey dinner) and the nose is greeted with a floral aromas with honey, vanilla and heather. Sprinkle in some ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. The more it opens, the fruitier notes of dried apricots and dates come through. If you are familiar with The Famous Grouse, you can detect it's parent roots. Take a sip and the palate takes on a soft and thick liquid that arrives with lemon citrus and sweet notes of milk chocolate and vanilla. Pepper, cinnamon and oak provide the spicy, vibrant zing on the tongue and that spiciness delivers to the finish. The finish is long and lasting. Plumb fruitiness packed with black pepper and cinnamon zing and lemon zest. At the final fade, bitter sweet chocolate comes through. This was actually and unexpectedly made for a perfect after dinner dram. Especially after an autumn Thanksgiving meal. A nice dessert scotch. The counterplay of sweet and spice keeps the palate active and probing. [86/100][Tasted: 11/23/17]

I can do ..the Tamdhu! Wow, this is a 10 year old? I think someone's pulling a fast one here. This is like ZZ Top's "Legs".. It knows how to use them. People seem to compare this to the Macallan 12, but I think this is more of a Glendronach type. The nose is faint to me, but has really nice spice, ginger, honey, mmm sherry everywhere. Palate is a pop of cinnamon sticks without being sweet. Peaches..no.. nectarines, with faint raisins, red grapes, peppermint, and vanilla. Finish is short to medium with caramel corn and toffee. I won't spoil my upcoming Batch 2 review from my earlier expo experience, but this distillery gets better and better. Count me in for more drams please! Thanks for the sample Ryan.

The cousin of Macallan... sweeter by a hair and more caramel. Great for a 10 yr old.