TAMDHU
| Distillery Opened | Capacity | Malting Floor | Washback Type | Number of Washbacks | Number of Wash Stills | Number of Spirit Stills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 4 million litres | Dismissed in 1950 | Oregon pine | 9 | 3 | 3 |
The distillery was founded by Tamdhu Distillery Company, a consortium of whisky blenders with William Grant as the main promoter. The famous distillery designer Charles Doig was the architect. ‘It is perhaps the most efficient and designed distillery of its era,’ wrote Alfred Barnard in 1898.
Only two year after the founding Tamdhu Distillery Company had financial problems and was sold to Highland Distillers.
Times of closings and reopenings followed: Tamdhu was distillery mothballed between 1911 and 1913, between 1928 and 1948
In 1950 the floor maltings is replaced by Saladin boxes when the distillery is rebuilt.
The Tamdhu distillery in 1972 increased the number of stills from two to four, in 1975 two stills augmented the previous four, and a year later the Tamdhu distillery released a 8 years single malt.
The Tamdhu distillery was closed again in 2009, in 2011 the Edrington Group sells the distillery to Ian Macleod Distillers, while in 2012 the production resumed.
In 2015 is released the Tamdhu Batch Strength.
- 1896 The distillery is founded by Tamdhu Distillery Company, a consortium of whisky blenders with William Grant as the main promoter.
- 1897 The first casks are filled in july.
- 1911 The Tamdhu Distillery closes.
- 1913 The Distillery reopens.
- 1928 The Distillery is mothballed.
- 1948 The Distillery is in full production again.
- 1972 The number of stills is increased from two to four.
- 1975 Two stills augmented the previous four.
- 1976 Tamdhu 8 years is launched as a single malt.
- 2005 An 18yo and a 25yo are released.
- 2011 The Edrington Group sells the distillery to Ian Macleod Distillers.
- 2013 The first official release from the new owners, a 10yo.
- 2015 Is released the Tamdhu Batch Strength.
The distillery is equipped with an 11.85 tonne semi-lauter mash tun, nine Oregon pine washbacks with a fermentation time of 59 hours and three pairs of stills.
The oldest cask in stock dates back to 1961.
The core range consists of:
- Tamdhu 10 Year Old
- Tamdhu Batch Strength
- Tamdhu 50 Year Old
Image source: Tamdhu Official Website & Twitter
