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The Speyside includes the catchment area of the River Spey with its tributaries. It is not the largest whisky region in terms of area, but with its 50 or so active distilleries, Speyside produces around 50% of all Scotch whisky. For that reason, the Speyside is formally regarded as a separate whiskyregio, although it is in the Highlands. A general characteristic of Speyside whisky could be: not smoky, fruity, flowers.
Rumour has it that this single malt whisky, released by Sansibar in 2015, is a Macallan. In any case, it is a Speyside malt that went into the (sherry) cask in 1977 and was bottled 38 years later at 46.1%. It scores over 90 points on whiskybase.com.
It is unknown which distillery this Speyside Region single malt whisky from Archives comes from, but it is a 43 year old! The bottling was released in 2017 and now has a rating of over 91 points on Whiskybase. It's a super dram! (Bourbon matured, 46.8%)
This 21-year-old single malt whisky was released in 2018 in Archives' Birds from the Orient series. The label doesn't say which distillery it's from, but it does say it matured in a bourbon cask and was bottled for the Taiwanese market. (54.1%)
Here is another phenomenal bottling of a Speyside single malt whisky from the 1970s. After 43 years of sherry cask maturation, the unknown Speysider is a sherried fruit bomb with scores of 95 to no lower than 88 points! Bottled by Sansibar in 2017. 51.3%
They are almost impossible to come by anymore, those bottlings of Speyside single malts with a vintage in the 70s, a maturation period of 40 years or more and scores of over 90 points. But here is one! A 42-year-old, fino sherry-matured dram. (49.8%)
The Strathmill Distillery has virtually no bottlings of its own, so we rely on bottlers such as Gordon & MacPhail for their single malt whisky. In their Connoisseurs Choice series, they release this 14-year-old, bourbon-aged Strathmill. (55.3%)
Speyside distillery Strathmill's single malt whisky isn't all that well known, but this bottling from Signatory, released in their affordable 100 Proof series, proves that wrong. The whisky matured for 12 years in a first-fill Oloroso cask. (57.1% ABV)
Speyside distillery Tamdhu makes its single malt whisky to mature almost exclusively in sherry casks. This also applies to his 12-year-old standard bottling. For those who love sherried whisky: this is a pleasantly drinkable, nicely balanced dram.
Speyside distillery Tamdhu, specialized in sherryed single malt whisky, releases a whisky with a modern profile. It matured in sherry casks for 15 years. In addition to the abundant sherry influences, this also results in an oily mouthfeel.
This Tamdhu is a limited edition distillery bottling, not a standard edition. The Speyside single malt whisky matured in an oloroso sherry cask for 18 years, resulting in a complex, layered dram, with distinct sherry notes of course. Bottled at 46.8%.
Batch 1 of Tamdhu's Cigar Malt, released in 2021, scored very well already. With the Cigar Malt, Tamdhu refers to the 'old school' sherried single malt whisky of the last century with its tones of tobacco. Aged in 1st fill European oak sherry casks. 53.8%
An oldie, this Tamdhu single malt whisky. Not in terms of age, we don't know that, but in terms of bottling year (2005). This Tamdhu was once the cheapest entry-single malt on the market. Now no longer the cheapest, but still a good entry-level dram. 40%
The Tamnavulin Distillery is one that was built to meet the demand from whisky blenders for single malt whisky. But apart from blends, you can also taste Tamnavulin 'pure', for example with bottlings like this 14-year-old one from Cadenhead. (46%)
Little is known about the Dutch bottler Sherwoods, except that it bottles standard at cask strength. We think this is its fourth bottling. It is a 13-year-old Tamnavulin single malt whisky at 57.6%, that matured in a bourbon hogshead. Curious?
A good introduction to the single malt whisky from Speyside distillery Tamnavulin, this Double Cask edition. Certainly also considering the price. The whisky matured in bourbon casks and was finished in sherry casks. At 40% no powerhouse, but a light dram
Established in the last century as a supplier to the blended whisky industry, Speyside distillery Tamnavulin has already released quite a few single malt whisky bottlings. In early 2020, Tamnavulin released another batch in their Sherry Cask Edition. 40%
Tomintoul whisky has a light profile. Almost the entire production is for the blends, but 2% is bottled as single malt. Like this 10 year old. With its floral, fresh-fruity notes and hints of wood, honey and vanilla a nice 'all day dram'.
The Tomintoul Distillery started in the 1960s, and has been releasing bottlings of their single malt whisky since 1974. Third parties also market this Speysider. As Chapter 7 does here with this malt that matured for 11 years in an Amontillado cask. 52.5%
Not much is known about this Tomintoul Cigar Malt single malt whisky. It is a special distillery bottling, matured in sherry casks. But for the picture here are some notes that tasters tasted: anise, juniper, dried fruit, tobacco, mild smoke and peat.
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