Rating 94
Style
Whiskey
Classification Single Malt
Age Statement 21 Years
Produced In Scotland
ABV 47.5%
Availability Limited
Price $400.00 
Reviewed By
Reviewed 2026-09-09

Tamdhu 21 Year Old Sherry Cask Matured Review

You possibly haven’t heard of Tamdhu as, until last decade, it was almost entirely used in blends. This limited release (just 12,000 bottles) from Ian Macleod Distillers is aged exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks, as is now standard for Tamdhu. On the palate, there’s a dried fruit quality, rum raisin perhaps, with notes of chocolate, leather, old library books, and baking spice/tannins on the finish.

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Tamdhu 21 Year Old Sherry Cask Matured
You possibly haven’t heard of Tamdhu as, until last decade, it was almost entirely used in blends. This limited release (just 12,000 bottles) from Ian Macleod Distillers is aged exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks, as is now standard for Tamdhu. On the palate, there’s a dried fruit quality, rum raisin perhaps, with notes of chocolate, leather, old library books, and baking spice/tannins on the finish.

Reviewed On: 09-09-2026
94
POINTS
Tamdhu 21 Year Old Sherry Cask Matured
You possibly haven’t heard of Tamdhu as, until last decade, it was almost entirely used in blends. This limited release (just 12,000 bottles) from Ian Macleod Distillers is aged exclusively in Oloroso sherry casks, as is now standard for Tamdhu. On the palate, there’s a dried fruit quality, rum raisin perhaps, with notes of chocolate, leather, old library books, and baking spice/tannins on the finish.

Reviewed On: 09-09-2026