Tamnavulin Red Wine Cask Edition Cask #Batch 001075

This Tamnavulin, an official release, drawn from cask Batch 001075 and bottled at 40%. Tamnavulin, built in 1966 in Glen Livet, beneath the Cairngorms, is the mill on the hill. For decades its malt fed the Whyte and Mackay blends rather than single malt.

Distilled on limestone filtered spring water for a delicate make, building the smooth Speyside style it is loved for. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, lending honey and vanilla. Without an age statement, the malt is clean, fruity and smooth. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the fruity, honeyed core over time. The distillery is now owned by the Philippine Emperador group through Whyte and Mackay. Its modern range leans on cask finishes, the motto single malt, double flavour. The name is Gaelic for mill on the hill, a nod to the old mill on its grounds. Tamnavulin sits in Glen Livet, close to Glenlivet, Braeval and Tomintoul.

At an approachable 40% it is light and balanced. Green apple and a soft vanilla sit alongside honeyed oak sweetness underneath. It is fresh and clean, the fruity spirit shining through. A fruity, lightly spiced finish lingers. This is Tamnavulin's smooth, fruity Speyside style.