Nosing & Tasting > 30-01-2016
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Tamdhu
Whisky: Tamdhu 1968-2002
Serie: Peerless
Age: 34 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 06-1968
Bottled: 11-2002
Cask #: 4104
Bottle #: 142/188
Strength: 40.1%
   
Distillery: Tamdhu Distillery
Bottler: Duncan Taylor & Co.
Country: Scotland: Speyside
   
 
Date: 30-01-2016
Nose: Boiled rice, oatmeal, peaches, Anta Flu candy, some chemical sweetness, a hint of blue cheese.
Flavour: Sweet, fresh liquorice, blue cheese, a little sal ammoniac, wood, fruity sourness, a little stale in it's finish. more peaches, a sweetness
Body: Round, delicately viscous, thick oily, nicely lasting finish.
Comments: Quite delicious, though it seems a somewhat stale in comparison to the last time we drank this. Perhaps this is the result of oxidizing for too long?
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++-- ---- (8.5)
   
Date: 16-12-2006
Nose: Gentle, wood, some sweetness, red fruit.
Flavour: Pleasingly sweet, peppery, slightly salty, faintly bitter.
Body: Oily, dryish, dynamic, great long finish.
Comments: Despite it's age this one has plenty character. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++- ---- (8.75)