Tamdhu 30yo 1963-1993 48.2% Cadenhead's
A strange looking old Tamdhu, kind of hazy, could oxidation inside a bottle lead to this? If so the cork have not been as tight as it should. It smells off, raw alcohol, bourbon notes, just lacking the vanilla and black peppery notes. I expected a bit more this far. The taste is peppery and sweet, fernet-like just without the horrible toothpaste flavor. A bitter, herbal 30yo.
If its Tamdhu I never know what to expect: 3.5
Tamdhu 8yo 40% The Macphail's Collection, Gordon & Macphail
Tamdhu usually is a brilliant whisky when older and often sherry-matured. I've rarely tried it this young. I don't know what separates The Macphail's Collection from the usual CC collection from G&M, it's shortly described on the G&M site as "...single malt whiskies from five key malt whisky regions, Island, Highlands, Campbeltown, Speyside and Islay". It smells sour, flinty, like sour sauce or barbeque. This one smells very light and has absolutely no punch. Some banana flavour, slightly sweet aftertaste.
Tamdhu 8yo 40% OB Gordon & Macphail 70's
Tamdhu's out of business, but for how long? Hopefully they'll start producing in a couple years, or maybe they'll resurrect into a glorious renaissance in a decade or so with lots of old stock to put in the Vattings. This one has no scent at all, there's absolutely nothing there, maybe some cinnamon tea or grassy stuff, but very hard to detect. Given some time more of a cinnamon and sulfur. The taste is peppery, chili, sun dried tomatoes, garlic, pesto, green paprika, flavors of the mediterranean?
Old sherry style: 6.5
Tamdhu 10yo 40% OB
One slightly peated Speyside malt, this one heirs from probably the 80's or early 90's. I'm sniffing cinnamon, syrup, hickory barbeque sauce and fried olive oil. The taste is peppery and smoked, salty bisquits, camphor drops and rustic ham. I do not recommend adding water to this one, as it only sets back the already swell flavours. The aftertaste is kind of flowery, like eating palm seeds.
A nice malt, but doesn't excel medium+ unfortunately: 5.5
Tamdhu NAS 40% OB
This one is made of "water from our own spring, our own malted barley and a full barrowload of peat". To my knowledge the ppm in Tamdhu is approximately 5, so I'm not sure how many barrowloads of peat it takes to make other peated malts. Anyway, the odor is actually pretty smokey, dominated by peat then I guess. The taste is semi-peaty, austere, fresh sea air, corn and dark chocolate. This is quite a surprise as the aftertaste just keeps getting sweeter and stronger with some flinty notes.
A nice malt, too bad Tamdhu is currently out of business: 5.5
Tamdhu 34yo 1969-2004 40% Duncan Taylor
An oldie from Tamdhu, which I seem to enjoy around the golden age, for whiskies. It's quite pale despite it's age, probably bourbon matured. It's very sweet and has some weird taste of vanilla extract and lime zest. I'll add some water. With water it gets a bit more kind, something like estere and cinnamon buns. All in all a malt that talks two ways, but it's hard to dislike either of them. The aftertaste makes it all worthwile, it's long and strong with soothing eucaluptys.
Good one: 6.5
Tamdhu 33yo 1969-2003 40.5% Hart Brothers
This is cask strength only at 40.5%, bottling time then! Doesn't really smell too much of anything, a bit blue cheeze, say roquefort and red onions. Very pleasant taste, much milder than younger Tamdhus, it has matured beautifully I think. Very succulent, syrup, pears, oil, cinnamon and peaches.
A perfect dessert after a better meal: 8.5
Tamdu 16yo 1990-2006 46% Milroy's of Soho
Strong alcoholic thing from Milroy's. Taste phenolic, mixed with some honey and oak. The taste is pretty dry actually, like a strong white wine, very anonymous, alcohol and wholegrain bread?
Disastrous: 2
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