Tamdhu 12 Year Old Whisky 70cl

One of the best Speyside whiskys full of body and flavour one to savour on a winter evening.

I love this, nice on the rocks or neat. Smooth, dept of flavour.

Absolute belter of a purchase

I'm more well-versed with rums, and new to whiskey, so I took to tasting this alongside a dram of Glenkinchie and Glen Scotia... All 12 year (as 12 year Doorly's is my all-time favourite rum, and felt like a good starting point, as anything older, for me, gives too much of a burn.)

On the nose, to a whiskey layman, it just smelt of whiskey... Couldn't really detect anything. Upon tasting, for me, it was savoury to begin with, followed by a kick of ginger, notes of zesty orange peel, and then the sweetness came through which I felt was quite a simple sweetness - think white sugar rather than honey, demerara or molasses...
Holding it in my mouth, winey and smokey notes came through, and upon watering down to open it up a bit, a strong raspberry and floral hit, and for some reason, I could taste... Chapstick... I've not used any, so it's not coming from me!

After watering down, this was the most fresh and floral of the 3 I'd tasted this evening

Really nice dram and very drinkable for the price.

A bit too bland and young. It's not a bad whisky at all, but the 15 year old is far better in my opinion.

Tamdhu as always delivers

Perhaps I expected too much given the reviews here but I felt this was nothing special. It lacked the richness and dried fruit notes I look for in sherried Malts. Whether that's due to the use of sherry treated casks I could not say. I suspect the 15 is far better and utilises better casks.

Happy Fathers Day 2021:
High respect for the 15 yr old (46%) brother.
They're both beautifully presented - unique bottle shape & guaranteed quality! ...... Great gift?

Natural Auburn / Bronze colour, sherry on opening - generous film on the Glencairn.
Fresh on the whiff, nothing overwhelming or outstanding! Some vanilla & wood (oak?)
Magnificent taste - full on, all those spiced fruits, malty & creamy, smooth & balanced. No big 💥 @ 43%. Thats OK!
The box suggests "merest wisp of peat smoke". Not for me!
Its a delicious, fruity speyside dram - a winner. That said, no disappointment here, but the older brother was 🤏 2 points better for me. Great value & yes, absolutely recommend. (both)

N: Vanilla Ice Cream, very fresh wood, shavings, sherry.

P: Creamy rich & warming - very much with those dried Christmas cake fruits, gentle wood, spice, nuttiness, even a hint of chocolate!

F: Gentle & quite superb, again a sherried wood well into a medium dry oak finish. ✔

Nose: Fluffy whipped meringue, hints of vanilla pod. cinnamon. Clean sherry oak.

Palate: More of the same. A fluffy, vanilla meringue. Clean sherry. Cinnamon. Honey. A pinch of white pepper.

Medium finish.

The distillate really shines here. Certainly sherry forward but definitely not a 'sherry bomb'. Delicate and refined. An excellent dram. I would likely give it the full 5 stars if it were bottled at 46% abv.

A bit pricey in my area, though. It intrigues me enough to want to try the cask strength offering.