Tamdhu 12 Year

A start with a beautiful sea breeze at the nose with salted caramel and vanilla. The palete is complex but round. Salt and smoke are mild with hints of Oak and sour cherry.

Very smooth. Spicy wood scent. Mouth starts with a buttery, oily feel. Taste is very woody with some subtle spice.

Smoky, sweet and smooth

Uncorking, some mild fruit and honey but getting a lot of moonshine grain. Taste however really makes up for it. Sweet and pastry on the front with some apple. Mild wood and straw in the finish.

I am sorry. Truly sorry. I am sorry for waiting 581 whiskies to finally taste a Tamdhu. And i went full mainstream, with this 12yo expression, matured in ex-sherry casks, and i got to say i was mind blown. A very simplistic looking bottle, this is just a great 12yo whisky. Bottled at 43%abv, golden color. On the nose: perfection. Coffee; Dark dry cake (christmas /wedding cake); Figs, Prunes and Blackberries. Aniseed. Fondant /butter / cream. Beautiful sherriness, you can tell the barrels where exceptional. Impalpable sugar. Sweet fruit syrup. Awesome sweet nose. On the palate it is a little straightforward, but very pleasant. Immidiately you get the spiciness. Some pleasant alcohol note and oak spice. Very Woody (i dont ever use the "oak" and "wood" notes to describe a whisky, but this one is exactly that. Almondy, nutty. Not sweet. Rather woody and bitter. Toffee and honey on the third sip. It's more like caramel than honey. Buttery, butterscotch. Aftertaste is.... peaty??? Tobacco leaf. Hints of smoke. Very Dry. Hay and dry grasses. Very Rewarding. Long lasting peppery finish. Cigarrete notes. So, this is a great offer. It is sweet on the nose, then spicy on the palate, to finish grassy and peaty. Very complex, but rounded. Amazing dram. My score system says 90 over 100, but i believe it really deserves 91-92. I will buy this again... And again, and again...

Grows on you. Initially the typical speyside tastes of caramel, toffee, spice and so on were in hiding. It was all a bit flat. A bit of warmth from holding the glass opens it up. Good balance, some sweetish dough. Nuts. So... A bit shy but puts out at the end!