Cigar Malt Batch No 3 (2023)

Tamdhu Cigar Malt Batch No 3 Speyside single malt Scotch whisky. Matured in first fill European oak sherry casks with a character robust enough to support the rich flavour of a top quality cigar, each cask meticulously hand-selected for this purpose. 2023 limited release.

£231.59

NOSE: Gingerbread dipped in honey, with unmistakable sherry oak.
PALATE: Panna cotta with sherry-dipped raisins and malt biscuits.
FINISH: A hint of apricot jam, ending with rich praline.

Tamdhu Distillery was founded in Speyside in 1896 and in production the following year. Designed by Charles Doig this distillery was originally equipped with two stills that were increased to four in 1972 and then six in 1975 in order to cope with the ever increasing demand for Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark blends of scotch to which Tamdhu was a major contributor. When the nearby railway station closed in 1965 the ticket office was subsequently converted into the Tamdhu Distillery visitor. But the visitor centre closed and then the distillery itself in March 2010 and with it the last working Saladin malting boxes in Scotland. A year later and Ian Macleod Distillers purchased Tamdhu Distillery and re-opened it in 2012. Single malts include Tamdhu 10 Year Old and Batch Strength.