Tamdhu 1973 Gordon & MacPhail Rare Old 29 yo

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Tamdhu - Speyside

Sherry Cask 

Independent Bottling 

By Gordon & MacPhail 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2002

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

There's very little information about this bottle, I don't even know if it's a Single Cask or not. In any case, it's a piece of history, distilled in 1973 and bottled 29 years later. It seems to have been forgotten for a decade or two, before a bottle turned up at auction. It was aged in Sherry casks, but I don't have any further details. It seems that the bottling was done in collaboration with La Maison du Whisky.

 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Magnificent sherry nose, cascade of red fruit coulis, candied blackcurrant, blackberry cake, raspberry jelly, stuffed figs, almond paste, marzipan, my grandmother's fruit cake, chocolate mousse, tomato soup. On the palate, velvety mushrooms, still a lot of red fruit, with shortbread pastry, Britanny biscuits, braised vanilla, cashew nuts, beeswax, spices that are lively but rare. Very long finish, red fruit purée, earth and chocolate, cloves, light floral notes, roses and tulips. Cachous.

 

In Short, 

An exceptional product, the likes of which are rare. Sherry at the top of its game, it's hard to beat that. It's a shame that it's reduced to 46°, otherwise it would make a totally sublime bottling. Well, it's still sublime anyway. Unfortunately, it's very expensive, although not as much as you might imagine. But above all, it's totally impossible to find.

Score : 92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                           Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne n°20