MacPhail's Collection Tamdhu 30 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 35 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Orange-flavoured boiled sweets. Citric but dry. Palate Orangey, resiny, but somehow constrained. Attenuated. Cork-like woodiness. Finish Musty. Quick. Comment Tamdhu is a pleasant, polite, whisky. Does it really have the stamina for such a marathon maturation?

Dave Broom Nose Lightly perfumed: fondant icing, sweet cereal, apricot jam, clove, almost like a light gold rum. Drier and grassier with water. Palate Silky. Nut and vanilla. Dries nicely in the middle. Flowers and spiciness on the back palate. Finish Soft and malty. Comment Just enough oak for structure. A real surprise for a distillery which can often be pretty bland.