Tamnavulin 15 Year Old 2009 Thompson Bros Single PX Quarter Cask Finish Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2025) 70cl

This Tamnavulin was taken away from its bourbon maturation to hang around in a PX Quarter Cask for 12 months which produces a beautifully balanced Speyside Spirit with a little more edge.

TASTING NOTES

Nose

The nose opens with creamy almond paste, strawberry shortcake, vanilla fudge, toffee crisp bars, and some raspberry preserve. There’s a lot of the initial bourbon cask here, but the PX finish has definitely added some red fruits, currants, raisins and dates, albeit not overpowering. The alcohol feels in good balance, there’s something there but you’re able to get your nose fairly deep into the glass.

Palate

The palate opens with zingy raspberry jam, actually maybe like a glaze. There’s a real red fruit-forward flavour here, macerated strawberries, plums, red grapes, backed up with some warm chocolate pudding and a little balsamic vinegar too. The mouthfeel is a touch lacking, but some of that PX maturation has helped to give body to the dram. There’s also some fresh citrus, lemon, orange.. actually we’re reminded of a slightly watered down old fashioned cocktail. The spice really isn’t too prevalent, there’s a bit of ginger heat but overall it’s quite a tame palate.

About Tamnavulin

57.1% ABV

70cl