Tamdhu 50 Year Old Single Cask

[William]

Tamdhu 50 year old is a limited edition single cask whisky and the oldest whisky ever released from the Speyside distillery, and it has been released to coincide with Tamdhu's 120th anniversary.




Matured in a single cask no. 4678, a first fill European oak sherry butt and bottled at cask strength 55.6% ABV which is an impressive strength after 50 years, it must have been a very tight grained cask. Only 100 bottles of the Tamdhu 50 will be available and as you would expect for a whisky of this age and rarity you will need deep pockets if you want to get your hands on a bottle, it will set you back £16,000 per bottle.

You can watch a video of Tamdhu distillery manager Sandy McIntyres tasting note and reaction to his first tasting of the Tamdhu 50, it does look deliciously dark and rich. There is also a video detailing the work and craftsmanship which went into crafting the bottle.

See here:

http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/tamdhu50yearold120thanniversary.htm
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[Fabien]

It does look deliciously rich as you say William, I want one but that isn't going to happen at £16000 a bottle, I wonder how fast these will sell at this price as Tamdhu isn't quite the iconic brand name in Speyside malts.

[krakow]

It made me a little nervous to watch him take that sample, thinking how precious (and valuable) any spilled contents would be!

[James T]

Great video and Sandy McIntyre does come across as genuinely impressed when he takes a taste of the Tamdhu 50. It isn't a distillery that I am very familiar with, I wish they offered a bigger range with age statements, a few sherried whiskies 16 years plus would interest me. I would love to taste the 50 but way out of my price range but I certainly hope it is as good as it appears to be for those paying this kind of money.

William I also enjoyed seeing the craftsmanship that went into making the bottle, you do wonder what the people who buy these bottles do with the empty bottle, is it just tossed into the recycling bin.

[Whisky Rogue]

I have had the Tamdhu 10 in recent times and it was ok but not as sherried as I would have hoped for, a few Tamdhu sherried whiskies 16 years plus would be very welcome as you say James T.

[Samson]

I have never read any raving reviews on Tamdhu since Ian Macleod took control of it so if I had the money I would still want to read a review before spending 16,000 pounds on the 50 year old

[Bookie]

I doubt there would being many distilleries that would have bottled a 50 year old at a cask strength of 55.6% ABV, I am sure most would have reduced the strength to get more bottles out of it

[WinBase]

You'd have to be seriously Brewstered to pay the price of a family car for a bottle of scotch - it does look gorgeous though