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Tamdhu 2007/2024 tasting notes
Tamdhu 17YO Cadenhead's 70cl 57% ABV
Chairman's Stock series
Distilled 2007, bottled 11.2024
Cask type: Bourbon Barrel
180 bottles
Tamdhu comes from Gaelic for "little dark hill"
Color: golden.
Nose: fresh and baked apples, dill, chocolate, nougat, oak, maple syrup, orange zest, marshmallow, cherries, vanilla. Delicate and fragrant, very pleasant.
Taste: vanilla-chocolate ice cream, lemons, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, oak, marshmallow, apricots. A soft and easy-drinking malt.
Finish: chocolate, honey, lemons, pepper, cloves, cocoa, herbal notes.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: an elegant, impressive malt. I usually prefer more intense, peated whiskies, but I highly appreciate a well-made Speysider. Cadenhead's deserves applause for selecting an excellent bourbon cask. As for sweetness — it's noticeable; while everything works well on the palate, I'd love to see a bit less of it lingering in the aftertaste. So on a 100-point scale, it's an 89. In the last five years, the only Speysider I've rated that highly is my beloved Linkwood, though I admit I have a soft spot for it. Whoever the Chairman is, they are sitting on some really good stock!
Chairman's Stock series
Distilled 2007, bottled 11.2024
Cask type: Bourbon Barrel
180 bottles
Tamdhu comes from Gaelic for "little dark hill"
Color: golden.
Nose: fresh and baked apples, dill, chocolate, nougat, oak, maple syrup, orange zest, marshmallow, cherries, vanilla. Delicate and fragrant, very pleasant.
Taste: vanilla-chocolate ice cream, lemons, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, oak, marshmallow, apricots. A soft and easy-drinking malt.
Finish: chocolate, honey, lemons, pepper, cloves, cocoa, herbal notes.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: an elegant, impressive malt. I usually prefer more intense, peated whiskies, but I highly appreciate a well-made Speysider. Cadenhead's deserves applause for selecting an excellent bourbon cask. As for sweetness — it's noticeable; while everything works well on the palate, I'd love to see a bit less of it lingering in the aftertaste. So on a 100-point scale, it's an 89. In the last five years, the only Speysider I've rated that highly is my beloved Linkwood, though I admit I have a soft spot for it. Whoever the Chairman is, they are sitting on some really good stock!