TAMDHU 10 YEAR OLD 70CL/40%

NOSE

Crunchie bars, Eccles cakes, a touch of rubber, black liquorice, brown sugar, vanilla cream, Victoria sponge, berries and foresty hints – rich earth and damp green leaves.

PALATE

An oily mouthfeel with caramel, pepper and stewed oranges up front, and sherbert and milk chocolate coming in behind.

FINISH

Medium length, with sweet wood turning slowly dry and spicy, with a burst of spiced butter fading to lightly bitter barrel char.

• COMMENT

  A solid and tasty sherry-cask-matured whisky. They’ve balanced the rich first-fill notes with some softer refill flavours to give rich fruit and chocolate as well as some softer creamy notes. I’m not sure about the ‘wisp of smoke’, though.