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Tamdhu 10 Year
Single Malt — Speyside, Scotland
Reviewed
January 23, 2018 (edited June 9, 2021)
Nose: Distant sherry, raisins and cereal.
Palate: A light malty arrival that moves on to a sherry, dried fruit, citrus and brown sugar development with a little spice. It’s very laid back and on the whole I felt that the palate lacked presence.
Finish: Short. The spice note in the palate trails off, quickly.
I'm at a loss to understand the generally high ratings I see for this whisky, here and on other sites. For my taste it’s much too thin and nondescript and I could not find any of the aromas or flavours described in the official tasting notes.
In fact, I was so puzzled I poured a dram of Highland Park 12 to taste just to check that my sense of taste was not haywire today. No, the HP was just as usual.
I don't know if I should rate this at all - perhaps I have a bad bottle? I can't believe that it is meant to be so feeble and distant. It’s not actively unpleasant or bad, just the definition of average.
“Average" : 75/100 (2.5 stars)
95.0
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@cascode all subjective...I’m not a fan of Tamdhu personally as well.
It’s all subjective when it comes to whisky. I don’t think you are hurting anyone’s feelings by giving this your honest opinion.
@PBMichiganWolverine Glad to know I'm not alone. Looking at other review sites I've now seen two that also got nothing whatsoever from this. Maybe a batch thing or as you say something to do with sensing a particular profile. I'm off to a whisky tasting tonight, and I'll give the Tamdhu another try when I get home.
Seems split down the middle. I'll have to crack open my sample and cast the deciding vote...haha :-)
Individual taste buds. This one didn't cut it for me...thought it was devoid of flavor
I agree with Lee on this one. I found it to be quite the sherry bomb. Full flavored and a joy to nose and taste. Can’t explain why you had such a bad experience with it.
Wow @cascode - that’s crazy. I found this one to be pretty darn good, especially since it’s even younger than most really good sherry cask 12 year olds. I think you got a bad bottle.