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2nd May 2018 |
Tamdhu launch
first in a series of annual limited
edition Spirit of Speyside Whisky
Festival bottlings, Tamdhu Dalbeallie
Dram Collectors Journey 01.
 Following
on from the recent launch of the
Tamdhu 120th Anniversary Single Cask
bottling earlier this week and
with the annual Spirit of Speyside
Whisky Festival kicking off tomorrow,
Friday 3rd May until Monday 7th May,
Tamdhu distillery has unveiled a special
limited edition 2018 Speyside Festival
bottling, Tamdhu Dalbeallie Dram
Collectors Journey 01.
The name of the whisky is a nod to
Dalbeallie train station, which closed
50 years ago, and the part the Victorian
railway played in transporting Tamdhu's
sherry oak casks from Spain.
Tamdhu Dalbeallie was 100% matured in
Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez in
Southern Spain, no chill-filtered and
has been bottled at cask strength 62.1%
ABV.
Only 1,000 individually numbered
bottles will be made available of
Collectors Journey 01 with future
limited edition Dalbeallie Dram
Collectors Journey releases planned
annually for each Speyside Festival.
This first edition of the Tamdhu Dalbeallie Dram was chosen by a team at the
distillery, and is said to have
notes of blackcurrant jam, mint tea and Bakewell tart on the nose, with sherry
oak, cream soda, orange and nutmeg on
the palate – then a finish of malt
biscuit, dark chocolate and cinnamon.
Like every bottle of Tamdhu, the rich
natural colour comes from sherry casks
alone.
Sandy McIntryre, Tamdhu Distillery
Manager, commented on the new
whisky,saying: "Having a new expression
of Tamdhu is always exciting, and
launching to guests during the Speyside
Whisky Festival makes it all the more
special. John Glass, our Master Blender,
prepared a selection of drams for the
team to nose and sample before we
decided what we thought would best
compliment the current Tamdhu range. We
are absolutely delighted with the end
result."
Established in 1899, Dalbeallie Station
(latterly Knockando Station), which sits
next to Tamdhu distillery is a listed
building and has been restored over the
years to its full splendour – including
a ticket office, waiting room and signal
box. With finishing touches recently
installed, it will host events and
tastings at this year’s Spirit of
Speyside Festival.
Sandy added: "We owe a big thanks to the
railway, and I only wish it was still
running to return to those splendid days
for Tamdhu. I often imagine the
signalman in the old signal box on a
dark and wintry night, with a blizzard
outside, sitting beside the wood burning
stove, waiting for the night train to
pass – with a hearty dram or two of
Tamdhu to warm him up! You can still see
the restored signal box with the old
hand operated levers if you walk along
the platform".
The Limited Edition Tamdhu Dalbeallie
Dram has a RRP of £90 and is a distillery
exclusive bottling and is available
exclusively from the Tamdhu distillery
and web site. You will also find the
current Tamdhu whisky range available from specialist online whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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