Tamnavulin Double Cask was the first release from the distillery since the 1990s! Over the past 20 or so years, the distillery changed hands from Invergordon Distillers to Whyte & MacKay, closed a few years later and reopened in 2007. Much of its single malt output is used in blends, but a few casks of single malt would sneak out as indie bottlings to allow us a rare taste of Tamnavulin - but now they've got their very own expression! They initially mature the whisky in American oak barrels before treating it to a finishing period in sherry casks.
Chocolate mousse, extra thick double cream with a dusting of brown sugar, stewed apples and blackberries.
Christmas pudding, chocolate brownies, yellow plum and toffee-coated barley.
Spiced rum sweetness lingers on the finish.
Definitely a thin one with not a great deal going on . Drink it with some little nuggets of orange dark chocolate . It certainly does lift it a bit, but Otherwise it's a £20 whisky at its best .
Not bad when it’s on offer but no in the same league as some I’ve paid the same price for
Smooth and very pleasant on the tongue. Sitting nicely on the back of the throat. No nasty aftershock. Just smooth all the way down. Lovely aroma. A really good malt. Not overpowering. Well worth a try !
Not bad, but for a few quid more, you could get the Berry's blended malt, or a 'fiddich 12.
Very easy to drink, slightly sweetish which I like, and incredible value for money. You can pay an awful lot of money for a good malt and my palate isn't good enough to tell the difference.
