A terrific Tamnavulin, showing off the distillery's skills at using interesting cask finishes for its fab single malt Scotch whisky. This time, it's red wine! The whisky is initially aged in American oak barrels, but before it gets bottled, it enjoys a stay in French Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks, imparting a whole heap of warming dark fruit and sweet spice notes. We reckon this will make for an ace autumnal dram.
Marmalade on toast, stewed berries, nutty malt leading into warm vanilla.
Damson jam, almond flakes, liquorice, cinnamon, a hint of Turkish delight floral richness.
Ginger, strawberry, caramel, and dates.
Agree with the notes by Masters of Malt has all the flavour profiles as described but felt the tastes of Strawberries lingered. On the whole not a bad bottle for the price. Definitely drinkable straight don't ice.
Very fine whisky, very smooth and has a brilliant colour.
Great VFM. Costs more than their very good sherry cask offering, but it's commensurately better as the influence of the cask is so evident. I'll give it 5 stars since there's no 4.5 stars, but the deduction is for a slight lack of cohesion on the palate, plus the nose is average.
A pleasant change from the norm, and in a line up of 10, you would nail this every time. This will not be everyone's taste, the wine notes are mellow but distinctive, with a summer fruit after taste, I loved it, but like I said, the majority may not
This Tamnavulin has quickly became a household favourite for me. A nice sweetness that compliments the speyside character of the whisky. I would definitely recommend this to someone new to whisky, or new to some of the more novel finishes we're seeing more and more of. For the taste on offer it's definitely good value too!
