Tamdhu 10 Years Old

This official Tamdhu single malt, a 10 year old release and bottled at 43%. Set at Knockando on the River Spey, Tamdhu has distilled since 1897. Under Ian Macleod it is matured chiefly in sherry seasoned Spanish and American oak.

It was worked through onion stills for a rich Speyside spirit, then filled into sherry seasoned casks, the heart of the Tamdhu style. Sherry seasoned oak gave the dried fruit richness Tamdhu is known for. Younger here, it keeps a lively fruit over a developing sherry depth. Refill oak lets the fruity distillery character lead beneath the sherry. Sherry casks, both Spanish and American oak, define the modern Tamdhu. The name Tamdhu is Gaelic for little dark hill, and the architect was Charles Doig. The River Spey runs past the distillery on its way to the Moray coast. Ian Macleod runs Tamdhu alongside Glengoyne and Rosebank. Water is drawn from the Tamdhu Spring on the Speyside site.

At 43% it is soft, fruity and sherried. The Oloroso brings a fruity, sherried depth. Soft orchard fruit and raisin sit behind the spice. The close is warm, dried fruit over soft oak. This is Tamdhu's classic sherried Speyside style.