Scotch Whisky reviews

Really nice, complex nose, despite the high alcohol content.Without water: bitter oak, tannins, bit of smoke, tiniest hint of brine. Very spicy, with a gradually building finish that peaks nicely then…

Nose: Thick body, in my estimation. Decadent sugars and fruits, kiwi, strawberry. Some oak influence, gunny sack.Palate: Deep, strong, subtle and sumptuous Bordeaux wine, high tundra turf in late summer…

Dun Bheagan is a series of malts marketed by Ian MacLeod. Today I will try a Tamdhu, incidentally a distillery currently owned by this bottler. This 15 Year Old got a finish on port casks, was distilled…

This bottling by Malts of Scotland fits in the so-called ‘46’-range, in which MoS deviates from the principle of bottling at cask strength, but rather cuts the whisky to the drinking strength of 46%. I…

Since Ian MacLeod took over the distillery, the Tamdhu range has been overhauled with a completely new, rather retro look. The entry level malt is this Tamdhu 10 Year Old, matured on sherry casks. I put…

Carn Mor releases its more exclusive casks in the series Celebration of the Cask. This Tamdhu was distilled on 11th February 1991 and bottled on 4th November 2013. It matured for 22 years on a sherry…

The Macphail's Collection contains young whisky, 8 years old each time, but at a very affordable price. The same can be said for this Tamdhu. I have heard that Gordon & Macphail purchase the new make…