Double Cask

Rounded, pleasant, well balanced.

No, no, no .... Disappointment. Too light. Burnt taste. Design of the bottle is the only positive of this whisky.

I was looking forward to trying this and I wanted to like it but I have to say I really don't like it. The nose way ok Taste, all I get is Malt Vinegar. And its the same on the finish, All I get is vinegar and its horrible.

Apple Tamnavulin is still owned by Whyte & Mackay, but was only recently relaunched as a single malt. 2016, I believe. Before that, you hardly found any because the company focused on Isle of Jura and – to lesser extent – Fettercairn. One of the first new releases was this Double Cask which, as the name suggests, matured on two types of cask. First a regular maturation on American barrels and then a finish on sherry casks. It is bottled at 40% as it is meant as an entry level malt. The nose is pleasant, but light. A tad too soft to be outspoken. Mostly apple with some vanilla, caramel and a touch of mandarin in the back. Very, very light indeed. The arrival is equally soft and almost watery. This ‘little’ malt offers again some apples and mandarin, joined by some honey and a small bitterness from the wood. But truly not much going on here. The finish is fairly short, mildly drying and… oh, well, just boring on some hazelnuts, mandarin and wood. Apart from the nose, this is a bit of a letdown. No better or worse than a good blend. At 30 EUR, however, it’s a nice introduction to the brand. But it will not rock your boat.

Great drink - perfect product. Nothing special here - a true crowd pleaser. The nose is better then the taste - something fresh and amaretto like in the smell with nuts and a hint of sherry. The mouth feeling is good but the flavour is rather flat - the Tamnavulin is a pleaser with honey and chocolate (maybe some marsepein).

2021-07-12

- an average but also very drinkable whisky, - arrives at known good standards such as Glenlivet 12 not ran, but for about 20-25 € you can't complain

Quick hit review. What can you expect of a malt that is as cheap as chips? Not much, I am afraid. Polished and artificial, the nose reveals fructose, mild spices and a perfumy note that I find rather off-putting. The palate is watery, thin and very reminiscent of a blend, it comes across as fruity and heavily chill-filtered mouthwash. Hints of apricots, banana and brown sugar remain in the short finish. Another textbook Whyte & Mackay product, this almost makes me sad. RATING: 2.5/5.0 stars ≙ 72 pts → SUBPAR

Fruity profile with notes of malt and wood, a bit harsh in the finish. Considering the price, I think this is a great introduction to single malt whisky.

Drinkability, delicate - good for the beginning of the whisky journey , minus wateriness

Extremely enjoyable, especially for the price.

Tamnavulin Double Cask 40%. Had a huge triple pour of this! Consumed Dec 2020. Aroma is banana split, very creamy, faint pineapple and subtle tired oak. The furriness is reined in and the dominant vibes are cream and pineapple. Not bad. Taste is restrained, lots up-front but no finish to speak of. Spicy, milky, watery, creamy delivery at the front of the mouth with nothing at the back. Doesn't deliver on the back of the tongue. Nevertheless it's a good clean whisky. Solid at the price. Watery on the alcohol but spicy on the spirit character and oak. Certainly mature on the whole yet some estery spirit. It's really not bad. An entirely respectable effort at the price. Perfectly fine, spicy, chuggable whisky that grew and grew on me 3.35/80

...a nice, simple single malt at an absolutely fair price! Not intense and complex, but also no off-flavors - ideal malt to start a nice evening!

If you haven't had any Whisky yet and are looking for a first Sherry, I would say this is the guy. Extremely light, zero perception of alcohol and I, who have only been in this world for 2 years, feel as if it were water. It's thin like Blends.

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Enthusiasm Nose and Mouth 3/5 Final 2/5 A single malt that does not break 3 legs to a duck but whose strong point is the texture, the reduction is very well mastered. Whisky n ° 1605

Considered buying this. Thanks to karloff for the sample and the savings of a full bottle.

A great example of average whisky, which is actually about as much as you can expect for a whisky that's around 20 quid.

An honest, simple, drinkable whisky. For the price called, it is good value for money in my opinion. You shouldn't expect any complexity here.

Not as intense, but very pleasant for the price. There is a suspicion that the fuselage is badly seasoned. 21 19 18 18

fruity, sherry, vanilla, sour, nutty, wood, spicy

At first glance, a very fruity aroma, fragrant, intrusive, pleasantly intrusive. When you inhale, the sweetness of the fruit dominates, a fruity malt full of ripe fruit with a predominance of apples, the sweetness of fruity honey. What would my dentist say about it? The taste is delicate, fruity, very fruity, again a predominance of ripe apples, honey sweetness. In the finish, nuts, light spices and the fruity sweetness fades. Overall, it is light, pleasant to drink, very pleasant, even a little too sweet, such a light dessert for afternoon coffee.

Artificial fruit notes, a little vanilla, quite flat in the mouth, gone quickly. Overall boring

Straight. Young. Alcohol poorly hidden. At the same time watery. Barrels old and not special. However, it defends itself with the price. And it's nice with drinks.

Nose 76 very gentle, but a little simple. Brush of apple. Sherry influence not noticable but caramel notes? Taste A bit steady and watery mouthfeel. Fruit note comes through Finish Dry but smooth

After a nice and fresh nose, this whisky disappoints in the body and finish. It appeared to be a little bit above average step-in whisky, but the body is pretty weak. Not bad, but really nothing special here.

21-08-2020

Not a good whisky for me.

19/18/17/18

smooth.

The sherry influence predominates - light and typical of the Speyside style.  Very pleasant.

At the beginning a little smoky cardboard and paste ... Gradual rise in sweetness but discreet ... Let's see how it develops ... 12/15/20 Well, a good month after opening ... the sherry sweetness comes into its own ... the smoke has gone and the paste turned into marzipan notes ... I imagine that the added oxygen in the bottle has developed its effect ...

I don't think there is a better whisky for under 25€

Great value for money

Bit of a raw-ethanol bite in the finish, otherwise absolutely fine considering the low price.

Great entry level whisky, clear hints of sherry, some fruitiness. Always keep a bottle on the shelve!

Not bad but very thin whisky, no real barrel character but more like a decent blended, Sweet vanilla and fruity but short on the taste

An uncomplicated, smooth Speyside everyday whisky with good value for money. Fruity and pleasant, but lacking power, depth, and a longer finish.

N: Dark Fruit and sweet T: Full and Honey F: Long, sweet and very tasty

Apple, toffe honey clearly noticable. Nose promises a bit more than taste delivers

The whisky has a gold color and has 40% alcohol. On the nose, this whisky reminds me first of apples. Delicious sweet apples. Furthermore, clear honey, toffee, biscuits and marzipan. Really a delicious sweet whisky that you can still smell! In terms of taste tasty pears and chocolate mouse! Slight spiciness which continues to a pungent pepper in the aftertaste. Wonderfully sweet and soft and there is also something refreshing in it. I think I can get ginger and citrus out of it. In the aftertaste, therefore, a stimulating pepper that warms you for a long time.

Not bad, some nice fruit notes, abv. at a legal minimum, E150a added... but ultimately forgettable and pale in comparison to the competition, unfortunately. To misquote Welsh author Dylan Thomas: Tamnavulin is the graveyard of ambition.

24.07.2022

Passable malt with good PLV.

N: sweet, apple, honey, red fruits T: sherry notes, sour apple, nuts, honey, very short finish

There's a slight harshness on the palate that suggests it could use more time in the cask.

He is drinkable, but he is not a high flyer.

It's nothing special, a middle of the road Speysider. A higher strength would have allowed it to surpass mediocrity, but hey: it's very friendly priced!

23.09.2021

Tasted on 08-24-2022.

Great entry-level single malt. Very tasty.

In Scotland itself, they are said to be not at all popular, the bottlings from the Tamnavulin distillery, which was only built in 1966. In this country, however, the Double Cask in particular is a common sight in our drinks stores, where you can often get it for under 20 euros. And it probably appeals above all to those who, after their contact with Jack Daniels, Jim Beam or Johnnie Walker, are now taking their first step towards single malt whisky - or perhaps just generally want to spend little. When I bought the bottle in 2018, I actually belonged to the latter category and at the time - a complete marketing victim - I was also quite impressed by the comparatively high-quality packaging and bottle. Now it was time to find out whether it was money well spent in the end. In any case, the price, chill filtration, coloring and the 40% alcohol by volume scaled the expectations of this whisky to a fairly low level in advance. Unjustly? Aroma: This nose is surprising in that you can actually spend a little longer with the olfactory impressions of this malt, as the Double Cask is anything but one-dimensional. It may be that the bourbon casks have already been filled a few times, but the typical malty and mildly sweet honey note is immediately present, which makes the Double Cask unmistakably a Speyside product. A fruity note also contributes to this, which I feel is dominated by an unripe apple. The bitterness is nevertheless pleasantly limited and gives a hint of the dried fruit from the sherry in the background. Taste: In short, really pleasant and uncomplicated. Despite its apparent youth, the Double Cask has no off notes, and is mild and soft on the tongue. The fruity sweetness continues here with green apple and now also pear, complemented by a nutty spiciness and the very subtle sherry influences in the form of dates and figs. Not enough to give it the label of delicious, but also not so low in intensity that the Double Cask would have to be declared watery. Finish: A brief flash of malt and wood, a little residual sweetness and it's gone. A few seconds after the beer goes down your esophagus, there's not much left to remember. On the other hand, it also means you're ready for the next sip. Conclusion: Ultimately, an assessment must of course also be based on the asking price - and so I give the Double Cask a good review overall. For the money asked, this entry into the Tamnavulin Core Range offers a harmonious, drinkable whisky for newcomers to the world of single malts. No more, but also no less.

0812-TAMNAVULIN DOUBLE CASK EDITION (AMERICAN OAK BARRELS+SHERRY CASK FINISH) SPEYSIDE SINGLEMALT SCOTCH WHISKY 40%. ...Dessert but not polished is a position. Such a fashion has come recently: minimum three years in a barrel, then a few months of finishing in a barrel after something and voilà... you can bottle and put it on the shelves. Sometimes it works. Well, money rules the world... this whisky world too. Coming back to this position - if you buy it, don't expect miracles, drink it, pour it to others and when the bottle is finished - forget about it.

A light, sweet, malty whisky. The sherry barrel didn't have much to say. Overall rather young and sometimes a bit alcoholic. The PLV is adequate if you can get it for around 20 euros, 30 euros is too much. But a whisky that you don't think about much and that you don't necessarily have to have in your glass.

The combination of slight off-notes, the rather weak body and the fact that I think I taste anise, which I personally don't like, depress the rating. However, the malt does not want to be a top-quality whisky either, it is an entry-level malt.

It was simple and easy to eat, but I was disappointed because it seemed to have lost a lot of its flavor.

As a newbie I enjoyed this bottle. I'm pretty sure that, by now, I would not be able to enjoy it as much as I once did. It is an intense, woody, nutty, malty Scotch. Watery. And a not so good finish. Despite being rough and having some off notes, the general experience is not as bad as one would think. It kind of works. I can easily recommend this bottle to beginners.

One of the better bases to start with

Extremely good value for money.

A lovely bottle to give as a gift, and not a bad introduction to Scotch. Easy drinking with friends.

Fine aroma of sherry, but this is not sufficiently evident in the taste.

Single malt under € 20?! It's not a big boom, but it's fair for that price.

Unexpectedly pleasant and delicious whisky. Simple, summer, sweet and easy to drink.

Flat, alcoholic and bitter. The nose is the best part of this.

For 23 euros, you cannot go wrong... but you cannot go right either. Cheapest single malt on the block, what was I expecting?? Actually, to be worse than this, the nose is quite unreal for the price. Still, for a few bucks less I'd prefer to buy Cutty Sark Prohibition.

2020 Rating

A decent and easy-drinking whisky, but quite simple overall. The nose is pleasant, with sweet malt, caramel and some light fruit. On the palate, the sweetness is more noticeable, followed by oak and a bit of spice. The finish is rather short and doesn't add much complexity. Nothing particularly wrong with it, but it feels somewhat thin and straightforward compared with other single malts in the same range. Enjoyable, but not very memorable.

This is the first Tamnavulin single malt wildly  available to the public for a long time and it's poor. Sign of the times and it's a shame.

Creamy and slightly bitter, with a clear wood taste. Cheap price but worth for it.