Adelphi Tamdhu 1985

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 11 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Peaty. Slightly woody. Cereal grain. Apples. Palate Oily. Sweet. Fruity. Pears in rich syrup. Finish Fruity. Perfumy. Spicy (cloves?). Drying. Comment Judging from the very pale colour, the wood did not have much positive input. Hence, perhaps, the lack of Tamdhu's sometime elegance.

Jim Murray Nose A full malty, slightly abrasive nose. Palate Initially hot as the nose suggests, then fades as a sumptuous wave of grassy, sweet malt. Finish Drier with some bitter chocolate notes. Comment Massive by Tamdhu standards. Brilliant and lingering interplay between cocoa and malt.