Teaninich 1982 30 Year Old Director's Cut Cask #9323 Douglas Laing

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 33 Year Old 1983 Berry Bros & Rudd

A 33 years old Teaninch? Here’s something you don’t see every day. The lion’s share of production goes into Johnnie Walker (mostly Red Label) and thus this malt can hardly be found as a single malt, unless you look at the offerings from independent bottlers. This Teaninich from 1983 was bottled by Berry Bros & Rudd from London. Ooh, this nose...

Score 88/100

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 14 Year Old 1991 Gordon& Macphail

This Teaninich was distilled in 1991 and put to sleep on a refill sherry butt. Gordon & Macphail cut it to 46% and released it under their well-known Connoisseurs Choice label. The nose starts grassy, sweet and sour with vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, some peach, mandarin and a hint of banana. Quite a bit more complexity than in his younger...

Score 85/100