PBMichiganWolverine
Tamdhu Dalbeallie Dram
Single Malt — Speyside , Scotland
Reviewed
August 10, 2018 (edited August 20, 2020)
Lord almighty..this one packs a punch! It’ll grow some chest hair on you, gender agnostic. Imagine a huge orange cinnamon gateau. Then imagine topping it with more cinnamon. And some dark cherries. Now leap into it, face first. This one here ain’t for the faint of heart rose wine drinkers. You gotta let it sit for a while, and just have the juice calm down a bit. Then add some ice. Maybe one large one. Take that bad boy 62%ABV down a bit...it’s almost at that fiery Amrut Greedy Angles territory otherwise. Once you let it settle down, sit back and enjoy the deep sherry dark chocolate flavors. If I had to knock it a bit, I’d almost say it’s a tad over done...as if the chef fell asleep, and suddenly woke up smelling smoke coming out of the oven. If it was just a wee bit less in the cask (how often do you hear that?), this would’ve been amazing. Either way...cheers to @Generously_Paul for providing this rare treat...hardly 1000 bottles available, so I’m that much more grateful.
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A few dancing girls might make it more tolerable. :)
@Generously_Paul I can almost envision @LeeEvolved having nightmares thinking we’re desecrating this with ice and water
@PBMichiganWolverine, chest hairs be damned! No ice needed here. Maybe...MAYBE a bit of water but nothing else.
@Rick_M not a TRE, though I wish it was so I wouldn’t have to order from the UK and pay international shipping. They were $166 each after the exchange (I bought 2)
@Rick_M I don’t think it’s a TRE. At a mere 1000 bottles, they wouldn’t have the inventory. I read it was a Tamdhu distillery exclusive, along with their 150th anniversary one. I doubt @Generously_Paul flew over...instead his special powers are the innate ability to Google search the most hard to find bottles
@cascode yeah—was simply too much without ice. It serisouly needed to calm down a bit. I can”t seem to add new bottles...they should simply go back to the pre-new update features from this last release
@Generously_Paul - what’s the cost on this bad boy? Is it a travel exclusive?
@Soba45 Same here - I have 10 reviews pending a request for new bottles.
Killer review, bro :-) but ice? Wow, even Tamdhu doesn't deserve that. Seriously, I'll look out for this one.
Great review as always. One to look out for. Hey I can't seem to be able to add new whiskeys that'd aren't already on distiller any more? Have you found issues? When was the last one?
I had a quick taste when I poured the samples, instantly loved it. Can’t wait to get into the rest of the bottle