Tamdhu is a single malt Scotch

Single malt Scotch

Single Malt Scotch is whisky made in Scotland using a pot still distillation process at a single distillery, with malted barley as the only grain ingredient...

 whisky

Whisky

Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn...

 and a Speyside

Speyside

Speyside can refer to:* Strathspey, Scotland, the famous whisky producing region by the River Spey** Speyside single malts, the type of whisky produced in Strathspey* Speyside, Trinidad and Tobago in Trinidad and Tobago...

 whisky distillery, located in the town of Knockando

Knockando

Knockando is a single malt Scotch whisky, produced at Knockando, Moray, in the Strathspey whisky producing area of Scotland.Knockando Distillery was built by John Tytler Thomson in 1898, and is named after the village in which it stands. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic Cnoc an Dhu, meaning...

 in Banffshire

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, Scotland

Scotland

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The distillery was founded in 1897 by a group of assemblers, wishing to engage in the production of their own whisky. It quickly passed on into the hands of Highland Distillers

Highland Distillers

Highland Distillers was founded in 1887 by the Robertson family. In 1970 Highland purchased Matthew Gloag & Son Ltd., producers of the Famous Grouse blended whisky and acquired The Macallan single malt Scotch producers in 1996. Highland also produced the Highland Park brand whisky. Highland...

. The history of the distillery was fairly quiet, without changing owners, but still marked by a long dormant between 1927 and 1947.

Its production capacity was tripled between 1972 and 1975. The distillery has now 3 wash stills and 3 spirit stills. Its annual production of pure alcohol is 4 million gallons.

Unlike its neighbors the Tamdhu distillery has no roof-shaped pagoda above its malt furnaces. This is one of the last distilleries to malt all of its barley on the spot by a mechanical saladin.

The Tamdhu whisky is almost completely used for the production of blended whiskies, such as The Famous Grouse

The Famous Grouse

The Famous Grouse is a brand of blended Scotch whisky, first produced by Matthew Gloag & Son Ltd. in 1897, and now produced by The Edrington Group. The malt whiskies used in The Famous Grouse blend include The Glenrothes, Highland Park Single Malt and Macallan Single Malt. Its emblem is the Red...

, J & B and Cutty Sark. Tamdhu's traditional single malt bottling does not mention its age, but a recent addition to its product line includes a 10 year old distillery bottling. Other single malts are sold by independent bottlers.

It was announced that as of April 2010 the Tamdhu Distillery belonging to the Highland Distillers

Highland Distillers

Highland Distillers was founded in 1887 by the Robertson family. In 1970 Highland purchased Matthew Gloag & Son Ltd., producers of the Famous Grouse blended whisky and acquired The Macallan single malt Scotch producers in 1996. Highland also produced the Highland Park brand whisky. Highland...

 subsidiary of the Edrington Group is being closed and the plant is being shuttered. It was then sold however to Ian MacLeod Distillers in June 2011, who plan on revitalising it's production of single malt.

Whiskies

1. Tamdhu 40%
2. Tamdhu 10 years 40%
3. Tamdhu 18 years 43%
4. Gordon & Macphail : Tamdhu 8 years Macphail's Collection 40%
5. Dewar Rattray: Tamdhu 1990 Cask Strength 62.9%
6. Signatory Vintage : Tamdhu 1994 Collection Cask Strength 61%.

See also

• Ian MacLeod Distillers, the current owners
• Highland Distillers
  Highland Distillers
  Highland Distillers was founded in 1887 by the Robertson family. In 1970 Highland purchased Matthew Gloag & Son Ltd., producers of the Famous Grouse blended whisky and acquired The Macallan single malt Scotch producers in 1996. Highland also produced the Highland Park brand whisky. Highland...
  
  , the company that produces Macallan
• Edrington Group and William Grant & Sons
  William Grant & Sons
  William Grant & Sons Ltd. is an independent, family-owned Scottish company which distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was established in 1887 by William Grant, and is now run by the descendants of the founder. It is the largest of the handful of Scotch whisky...
  
  , owners of Highland Distillers
• Whisky
  Whisky
  Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn...
  
  
• Scotch whisky
  Scotch whisky
  Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland.Scotch whisky is divided into five distinct categories: Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Blended Malt Scotch Whisky , Blended Grain Scotch Whisky, and Blended Scotch Whisky.All Scotch whisky must be aged in oak barrels for at least three...
  
  
• List of whisky brands
• List of distilleries in Scotland