Description
Tamnavulin Sauvignon Blanc Cask Edition Whisky
Tamnavulin. Tamnavulin Sauvignon Blanc Distillery was opened in 1966 on the banks of the River Livet, deep in the heart of Speyside, the most celebrated whisky producing region in Scotland.To complement the sweet, smooth and fruity flavour of Tamnavulin, this Speyside single malt has been matured in American oak barrels and then further matured in Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon French white wine casks which provide the signature notes of apple, apricot and citrus .
Tamnavulin Sauvignon Blanc is Quite a lot of my reviewed whisky is of independent bottlers or covers a special edition. And I’m fully aware that not all are easily available for my readers.
Therefore I decided that from 2024 onwards, I try to review more easily available whiskies. Just like the one in this blog.
I did not buy it, to be honest. I received it as a gift on my birthday. But since I have a ‘one out, one in’ rule for my selection, I cannot open a bottle unless I finish one first.
I had to introduce this rule for myself because too many bottles were open. And, since too many open bottles means that the shelves with closed ones are also full (the same rule applies here as well), I was not allowed to buy any new ones!
When a spot opened recently on the ‘open bottle shelve’, I decided to open this one.
Not really knowing what to expect, I was a little hesitant. Wine casks make me nervous. To me, it is a hit or miss. Some are delivering delicious whiskies, others give some weird tannines to the whisky and make it a little sour or too bitter for my taste of Tamnavulin Sauvignon Blanc
Since the whisky I just finished was one of my ‘cooking’ whiskies, a whisky I use in sauces or glazes or any recipe where the whisky will be heated, I thought to open this one. If I did not like it, it could be ‘promoted’ to cooking whisky Tamnavulin Sauvignon Blanc.
I opened the Tamnavulin Sauvignon Blanc on a Sunday evening, to be paired with my roasted ham in honey.
And believe it or not, it was quite a match.
So this will not be my next bottle of cooking whisky, and it deserves a place on my shelves for Tamnavulin Sauvignon Blanc
Trade name
Whisky
Item No.
1624701
Whisky region
Speyside
Country of origin
Great Britain
Alcohol by volume [% AbV]
40.0
Manufacturer information
Tamnavulin Distillery,,AB37 9JA Ballindalloch, Banffshire,,GB
Warnings
Drink responsibly.
Storage conditions
Store in a cool dry place.