Tamdhu 12 Year Old 1999 Provenance Douglas Laing

Tamdhu 23 Year Old 1988 Malts of Scotland

This is the second Tamdhu released by the German Malts of Scotland, after the 20 Year Old that was released last year. The name of the distillery, which was taken over from Edrington by Ian McLeod Distillers in July 2011 after it had been mothballed for six months, is Gaelic for Black Hill. As far as I know, she is not yet back in operation. The...

Score 85/100

Tamdhu 15 Year Old 1989 James MacArthur

James MacArthur is a lesser known bottler, but still more than 25 years in operation. I tasted an Auchentoshan from their Old Master series before. This one is a Tamdhu. The nose is very fresh and sweet, but also a bit prickly because of the high ABV. The nose is rife with citrus and agrum. I get both lime as lemon and grapefruit. Apart from that...

Score 81/100

Tamdhu 15 Year Old (46% abv presentation)

Tamdhu distillery does not currently have a visitor's centre. I'm not sure why I find that oddly comforting. Looking at pictures of the distillery and warehouses online, the Tamdhu complex looks like it was built with practicality, not tourists, in mind. This isn't a recreation of Hobbiton or The Shire, that's for sure. I'm certain the people who...

Score 94/100

Tamdhu Batch Strength 001

I'll be honest. I think this is my first or second Tamdhu that I've tasted. If it's my second then the first one failed to impress me completely (even though I have a fantastic memory when it comes to remembering what I've tasted). Mothballed a number of times since it was founded in 1896 it has, once again, re-opened it's doors in May 2013....

Score 87/100