Teaninich 1975 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Teaninich 39 Year Old 1973 Malts of Scotland

This Teanininch is terra incognita for both Malts of Scotland and myself. There is a first time for everything, eh? Whether it is wise for me to taste a 39 Year Old as my first is debatable, but I will not let the opportunity pass me by. Teaninich can be found close to Dalmore, just north of Inverness. For a long time it was run by the infamous...

Score 85/100

Teaninich 10 Year Old 2006 Cadenheads

While this Highland distillery celebrated its 200th anniversary last year, and opened a whole new stillhouse this year, Teaninich is still largely unknown. This has everything to do that this is one of Diageo’s workhorses that produces almost exclusively for the blending industry with Johnnie Walker Red Label as biggest customer. There are hardly...

Score 81/100

Teaninich 21 Year Old 1999 The Whisky Agency

This Teaninich – with a Racing Car on the label – is a joint bottling of the German The Whisky Agency and the Japanese Three Rivers Tokyo. The cask yielded 258 bottles at 50% when bottled last year. Excellent nose flirting with tropical fruits. Banana, kiwi, dried mango. Very soft and elegant spiciness. This whisky smells prominent, if you know...

Score 87/100

Teaninich 12 Year Old Daily Dram

Teaninich is pronounced Tee-ja-nee-nick’, who would have thought? The Nectar of the Daily Drams, a famous Belgian bottler, released this 12 Year Old a few years ago. The nose is very light on Frosties, the sugared breakfast cereals. Then some hay, lemon grass, vanilla, tiger balm and hazelnuts. Soft on the spices. Not overwhelming, but interesting...

Score 82/100