One of the BEST Sherried 15-year-olds? | Tamdhu 15 Re REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- I've got a single malt scotch whisky from the Tamdhu distillery in Speyside today. This is their famous 15 year old. I'll taste it and give you my thoughts. Cheers!
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Scores:
0-75 - Crap
75-79 - For cocktails & people you don't like
80-82 - Not bad
83-85 - Getting good here
86-89 - Delicious
90-94 - Awesome
95-100 - Cowabunga Dudes
I broke out a dram in honor of the re-review. Was surprised how little was left in the bottle - much like your own - a sure sign that I've enjoyed this one a lot but these days the price is closer to €105/$117 USD in my market (Poland) [up from $105 when I bought my current bottle in around 2022] which puts it at the very edge of 'worth it' .The 'hot' peppery spice gives it a _bit_ of an edge and that burnt Christmas Pudding note. Tamdhu 12 on the wishlist now.
As a Sherry Scotch Fan I will have to get a pour of this someday
Tamdhu was the whisky that got me into whisky full stop so the 12 and 15 have a special place in my heart - right up until you mentioned it: -
“This is an alternative to Macallan…”
Personally I think this has gone to both Tamdhu’s and Ian MacLeod’s heads (distillery and parent company respectively)
Tamdhu 15 was already expensive enough at £75 RRP a couple of years ago and now the RRP sits at £110 (£35 or approx 30% ish increase!) granted the clever thing to do is never to buy direct from the distillery and get the bottles instead from retailers but at some point the prices will creep up to that RRP and this will become prohibitively expensive (for a 15YO!!!)
I have an unopened bottle of 15YO at home however regardless of how classic it is, when you start trying to get into Macallan pricing you’re priorities are totally incorrect and the Tamdhu brand is giving me red flags about its long term business plan: -
1) constant comparison to Macallan by whisky reviewers
2) releasing an 18YO to market then hiking the prices from £140 to £185 after 6-9 months of release
3) very large marketing of their current expensive old 43YO and 46YO compared to other releases they’ve done
4) focusing on hyper premiumization of the brand, similar to Glengoyne - nice stuff but not worth the prices they are asking for
Too pricey for what it is and I’m going to have to turn my back on Tamdhu as I’m clearly not a target customer for them - feels like the distillery is looking for someone with £1 million plus in their bank account to purchase a special old cask or something
@@PaulGiannandrea it went from £80 when I purchased my current bottle to now £90 at the lowest but some sites here in Poland have it for more like £100. I’d still buy at 90 but not too often and make that bottle last two years.
@@dextercool don’t get me wrong, a price increase is never expected or wanted however I would have to say your increase their in Poland is at least gradual - ours here in the UK was all of a sudden
It still annoys me that scotch whisky from some distilleries is more expensive to buy here in Scotland where it’s made!!
Makes me slightly ashamed to be Scottish sometimes 😔
@@PaulGiannandrea maybe the new VAT contributed, whereby duty is now levied according to the strength, rather than type, of alcohol. Another thing to dislike the Tories for ;)
@@PaulGiannandrea maybe the new VAT contributed, whereby duty is now levied according to the strength, rather than type, of alcohol. Another thing to dislike the Tories for ;)
Just finished a bottle of Royal a Brackla 12. This one is better but it’s the same description. Straight, cask forward presentation and does what intends to do.
The Tamdhu 12 and 15 are $70 and $130, respectively, in my area (Chicago metro). Macallan 12 and 15 are $100 and $170, which is nuts!
I’ve read all comments and I’ve seen various complaints about the price of this one , but I think I can top every one of those prices: in Oregon (price controlled market) it sells for $160.95!! The 12 is $83.95 and the cask strength is $127.95 ! I’d say the Tamdhu is no longer a cheaper alternative to Macallan, it’s just an alternative. I’ve only tried the batch strength at a bar and I loved it. I still have a bottle of the 12 and one of the 15 , both unopened, on my shelf, but they were bought a while ago, at much better prices.
Tamdhu 12 is £45 and the 15 is £85 in the UK right now. I prefer the value for money on the 12 but the 15 is great whisky. If the 12 was £50 and 46% it would be a no brainer but it is what it is. Cheers dude, great review as always!
130 € in Portugal
Geoff, this one sells for $125 USD here in NorCal at the local mega chain. The 12 sells for $68.
Btw, I thought I saw an ad on my Facebook feed the other day for a special Tamdhu 15. I couldn’t find it online, and couldn’t find the ad on Facebook when I went back to search for it.
It’s $150 around here (New England) even in a price-controlled state. If it were $80, it would probably be my go-to scotch, but as it is, Glendronach 15 is my staple non-peated bottle ($109). One of these days, I’ll give the Tamdhu 15 a try. It sounds like the only potential for disappointment would be the value.
Terrific review Geoff! Who the heck isn’t terrified of cockroaches?!! 🪳 They also fly in Hawaii and years ago in Kauai, on a family trip, with my hubs and 3 kiddos, we exchanged houses and initially we thought the gorgeous home in Princeville, on the North side of the Island, was fabulous. No!!! It was infested with huge flying tropical cockroaches and within a few days we checked out and went to Maui to a gorgeous hotel and thankfully hotels fumigate Regis no roaches. We were so stressed. Understatement! Love hearing your thoughts!! Cheers!!🍻
Just picked up my first bottle of the 12 year. I appreciate your reviews. It’s a great escape from everything else in the world now. 👏
Your price is barely above what I paid for the 12. Wish I could get it on my state.
Kind words, cheers Christopher. As for prices, I'm pretty lucky. My price is usually lower than most other markets, so hardly a fair standard to set. Cheers! 🥃
Looking at £90 -£95 in the UK (unless you can find it on sale) but still worth it - great whisky
What? No mystery pour? Outrageous! 😂😂😂
*sigh* Took long enough to get a 12yr CS, now I have to keep an eye out for this one. Thanks for review, your channel helps me decide on new bottles. Cheers!
Tamdhu Twelve today...ups im confused now 😂 2in1 good review Goeff 😉🥂🥂🥂🙋♂️
Love ‘en Tamdhu’s❤
I loved this 15 yr old. Mainly because it scratched the Glendronach itch I had. I do own a few of the old Billy Walker 15s and a couple 18s. But truthfully I’m not touching those for a while. So this is in the neighborhood of that flavor profile. I think it’s better than Edradour , Glengoyne ,and Aberlour of similar age or thereabouts. I’m really curious about the 18 yr old. It’s expensive though. Just over over the $200 mark.
Thanks for reviewing Geoff.
Been a while since I've had this one, as in really a while back, you know in the time that real men...🤔...ah leave it.
Decent whisky for those who like sherried whiskies.
Slàinte mhath
Sadly here Tamdhu 15 is pricier (115€ at least os 127usd). for less than that price I could go for Kilkerran 16, Bunnahabhain 12 CS or Craigelachie 17 which give me a bit more of that 'edge' of something special.
Great review. Bought the Tamdhu batch strength instead of the 15 YO. Must get a bottle of this as well.
Cheers Geoff
Cheers! 🥃
Unfortunately Tamdhu is not widely available in my location. I still do have a bottle of Tamdhu cask strength batch 2 from years ago.
0.7 of Tamdhu 15 is very expensive in our country, I can buy 2X 1L glenfiddich 15 distillery edition
One of the best sherried, I've tried up to now - Hazelburn 2008 15 Years Oloroso Cask Matured
Great review Geoff! You’re right. This one is very easy to like. Going the complete opposite direction: Have you had a chance to try the new 2024 Cairdeas? Would be interesting to see your review on that one.
Definitely my favorite sherry whisky, but due to the pricing i rarely buy it. At 46% NCF, I've found Glenfarclas 15 and Edradour Caledonia 12 to be good alternatives, although they are more rugged and an entirely different experience. I like the dynamic of that rotation, so that when i pour a dram of Tamdhu, it feels special.
Tamhdu 12 is 50€ and 15 is close to 100€. 15 is too expensive for 15 in my opinion, I would rather stick with cheaper 12. But it's just me. Thanks for the video, and may the force of your shoe protect you in the future!
Man i just ordered it a week ago... coincidence is crazy. BTW G, any comments (or videos) about the 2024 OSWA nominations? Maybe a podcast discussing the choices?
I usually do a reaction video post broadcast. Definitely some thoughts to share. 😉🥃
Just love this Tamdhu. Got it for 60 dollars on special. Bought 3😂
Nice review. This one and the 12yo is still on my "to try list". For some reason, I always find some other whisky to spend my money on, whisky that makes me more curious, I'm convinced that I will like both of the, so...sometime they will show up on my shelf, atleast the 12 yo...imho, I think the 15yo is a bit expensive. Here in Sweden the 12yo is sek699 ($69) and the 15yo is sek1299 ($128) in todays currency. Cheers
Ah yeah the 15 is rather pricey there. The 12 is certainly a better place to start. A nice soft silky style of sherry. 🥃
I'll pour some of this one and follow along. Never understood why Glenfarclas refuses to release the 15yo 46% in the U.S. It would be well received. Tamdhu 15yo is about $130 here.
I haven't tried Tamdhu yet. Retailers here vary in prices but the 12 is around $100 NZD and the 15 around $150 (approx. $60 USD and $95 USD respectively). The Batch Strength Batch 6 is around $135 NZD. Cheers!
Taxfreespirits has batch 6 at $129. Pretty good value.
Bandits here in Bangkok proudly displaying this for US$265! I presume they heard the Macallan comparison. Not many takers.
Bangkok whisky prices are pretty rough in general. Hard pass on this at that price. Ridiculous. 🥃
I was given a sample of this. Did not live up to the hype, and I love my sherries.
Just don’t understand why we don’t all buy cheaper whisky then boost it with a few drops of sherry or Madeira or port. I blend 50/50 Prohibition with a Johnnie Walker 12 Islay edition and create various flavour profiles by adding a few drops of Madeira or olorosso or port. It is a great way to experiment and gets great results. Try it Geoffrey and tell us what you think.
12 is about £45 to £55 and the 15 is about £90 in the UK today.
It’s too expensive in my market ($130-135 pre-tax). I liked the 12 & the batch strength is good & still just barely sub $100. I’d probably push folks in my market towards Glenturret 12 (@$85-90) for a naturally presented sherry cask dram.
I find the Tamdhu 15 has been available for the past 2 years at $135 at a couple of random stores.
If the glenallachie 15 is under 100 and the 12 is not 43% I am not pulling the trigger. I got a CS batch 4 and that's a young A'bunadh killer.
Sherry is just sherry so as my supply drops I would be on the lookout for an edradour or glen turret over this expensive macallan alternative every time.
You have Flannel shirts in Thailand? Two of them. I only wear flannel shirts in weather conditions below 45 degrees. I’m pretty sure Thailand has had a few low temperatures but were you living there during that time and in that region? Great review I have enjoyed this brand!! Enjoy!!🥃🥃🥃
I did like the 12 but I’m waiting for the 15 on sale
How about a comparison between The Tamdhu 15 vs The Glendronach 15
In my market only the batch strength at 113€ is available.
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€143 in my local shop, it's good but not that good 😒
No offense to Tamdhu, i love their offers, but: do people need to compare it to Macallan because the bottles are somehow fancy? I don´t see this Macallan alternative thing. It´s a Tamdhu. Not an alternative. It is like comparing apples and pears or Ardbeg and Lagavulin or Spaghetti and Linguine. It is all atoms and molecules. So... why?
Cockroach attacks impotent men
nope- not for their prices now
thompsons bros 6yr instead
First! 🥃😉🎩
Hah!
Lol nice. 🥃
@@Gwhisky This is such a great dram and you are right, Its either a like or love, don't know anyone who doesn't like this one.
Thanks for the review Buddy!
#f*ckbugs hehe
Cheers 🥃🥃🎩
Really like the 15. Getting too pricy to be a go-to, but I like that the apple-y distillate doesn’t get drowned out by the cask. Nicely balanced and nails its role. I’ve liked almost everything from them except for the Querces Alba (and the cigar malt is great but way too pricy).
I will avoid buying the Tamdhu Aged 18 Years altogether😡
Afraid or roaches? Get into StarCraft or Warhammer universe 😂