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Tamdhu Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky has officially unveiled The Dedication Collection, introducing Tamdhu 43-Years-Old, one of the oldest, rarest and most exclusive whiskies ever crafted by Tamdhu.
Celebrating Tamdhu’s unwavering dedication to sherry matured perfection, the dedication collection is accompanied by striking images from leading photomicrographer, Peter Woitschikowski to showcase the whisky up close.
Aged in Tamdhu’s famed Oloroso sherry-seasoned oak casks from beginning to end, the 43-Years-Old is an expression of the brand’s dedication to quality and craftsmanship. Exclusively made with water from Tamdhu’s own natural spring and matured for more than four decades on Speyside, it showcases a Tamdhu never seen or tasted before, with an intensified character, flavour and distinctive dark amber colour the spirit is renowned for.
Tamdhu 43-Years-Old has matured in three exceptional sherry oak casks, with the sherry oak breathing, and the spirit taking on its unique character with every passing year. The whisky is non-chill filtered to enhance the natural colour of Tamdhu’s award-winning whisky.
On the nose, the single malt offers rich sherry, treacle toffee, dried coriander, berries, citrus and dried spice. The first sip reveals deep sherry, orange, blackcurrant, molasses, chocolate coconut and hints of coffee on the palate, followed by a long sherry oak finish, with hints of lemon and dried berries.
Presented in a hand-crafted, octagonal, wooden and brushed metal box, in a bespoke hand-blown crystal Victorian style decanter, the individually numbered bottles perfectly reflect the deep amber colour of Tamdhu whisky.
To celebrate the launch, Tamdhu teamed up with photomicrographer Peter Woitschikowski to showcase the purity, artistry and beauty of the whisky itself. Bridging the gap between science and art, Peter uses a microscope fixed to a high-resolution camera to uncover the unexpected shapes and textures hidden to the naked eye.
Distillery Manager, Sandy McIntyre, says, “At Tamdhu, our whisky is the ultimate artistic expression. So to launch this landmark collection we didn’t want to get side-tracked by gimmicks. Or look away from our whisky. Because it’s there, in the spirit itself, you see our craft, passion and dedication.”
To capture the one-of-a-kind images, Peter crystalised the whisky with natural extracts inspired by the tasting notes of orange, coffee and lemon, using these as the canvas for the Tamdhu photographed at 43 times magnification - representative of each year the whisky has matured in the sherry oak casks.
Spending weeks experimenting to craft the perfect picture, Peter said: “You never know how the images will come out. Every picture is different and unique. Tamdhu was a special case because the whisky is so pure. So perfect. We had to add extracts to create the crystallization required. The results are quite beautiful, I believe.”
Tamdhu 43-Years-Old includes a personal invitation from Sandy McIntyre to an exclusive stay at the closed-to-public Tamdhu distillery to enjoy a host of amazing whiskies with him, as well as the opportunity to explore the dunnage warehouses.
Tamdhu 43-Year-Old, priced at £13,500, is extremely rare with 100 individually numbered decanters available globally. Visit tamdhu.com for more information.
