Which whisky is BETTER? - Macalln 15 or Tamdhu 15
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Time to settle it once and for all...
Which 15 year old Speyside sherried whisky is the best?
Macallan 15 Double Cask, or the Tamdhu 15?
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Tamdhu all day long any day of the week and twice on a Sunday. Great video, Wade!!
Not wrong my friend!
Fantastic comparison video Wade, and it was intriguing to see how close the two whiskies were. It's interesting to note that both Tamdhu and Macallan 15yo whiskies were likely aged in sherry casks from the same supplier due to their shared ownership until 2011, which could explain their similar flavors. I think the higher proof of Tamdhu might give it the upper hand, but as you well note, proof isn't everything! Kanpai! 🥃🥃🥃
Thanks Mac, appreciate your thoughts! 🥃
Why did I say Tamdhu before the vid started wade!!!! 😊
Probably because it's a better whisky 🙊🤷♂️
@McIntyresMalts yes and I knew at price point also just got back from 3weeks in japan again!!
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Tamdhu for certain!
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Tamdhu underrated asf
100%
The video just started, but I’m just gonna say it right now… Tamdhu is the clear and obvious winner of the two!! Phenomenal whisky! 1:07
Happy with this result as well. A big liquor store by me seems to believe in Tamdhu. They gave them prominent shelf placement as Macallan always sells out regardless. I'm happy Tamdhu won because it is much cheaper and on occasion goes on sale for under $100 USD.
Wade, you are still just killing the Whiskytube world! Great VS and surprised how tight it was between the two. Cheers fella.
Thanks for checking it my brother! Was surprising to me too!
Many thanks once more, mate!
Where i come from the Macallan 15 is sold for the down payment on an okay car and that at 40% abv - i hope i´ll never ever be hammered enough to order one of them. The 12 double cask is sitting there on my shelf exclusively for a very dear friend who loves Macallan, but he´s no big whisky geek by any means. I`ll give him a Tamdhu 15 for his next birthday and hope he´ll ask me for those in the future . Of course i´ll never tell him who´s a cigar lover about the exisctence of their 250€ cigar malt.
The Tamdhu 15 is a beautiful dram through and through and i absolutely love it. My bottle is very slightly chillfiltered if so at all. I see scottish mist after a few drops of water almost immediately. I´ve got that one since four weeks and it got better since then without a doubt. It´s such a rich and complex whisky where a drop of water and a bit of time really do wonders. To drink that one out of a tumbler should be prohibited and harshly punished (by having to drink a bottle of jura 10 for example)
As usual, here comes my recommendation for you: I bought Glenglassaugh 12, Sandend and Portsoy lately and love all of them. I was blown away by the 12 especially and after some dozen of your videos i´m sure you´ll love it as much as i do.
Will be interesting to see if your friend indeed enjoys the Tamdhu 15. I like your comment that it should be prohibited to drink it from a tumbler!
Appreciate the recommendation for me too. I did try all three of the Glenglassaugh new expressions at a whisky show and the Portsoy is the pick of the 3 IMO. I probably need to revise them as I was less impressed than I wanted to be with them at the time, but having said that it wasn't time with the bottle, only samples.
Thank you for the connection and comments!
@@McIntyresMalts It’s weird how different the reviews of the new Glenglassaugh line are. Everyone seems to have a favourite, about which he‘s enthusiastic, while the other two are „okay“ - Gwhisky found so nice words for the Sandend, a lot of other guys too, I was underwhelmed somehow - high expectations considered. I think it’s good, maybe even very good, but not excellent. For you the Portsoy, for me the 12 - in any case I highly recommend bottles.
If I had judged Bunnahabhain by my first impression of newly opened bottles of 12, Toiteach and Stuiredair few years back I would have never come back - now they are among my alltime favourites. In german we call those kind of bottles Halsstinker (‚neck-stinkers‘). The more natural it is, the higher the chance it develops over time. Often they are more fun in the end.
One last word about the Macallan misery: beautiful house style, great casks without a doubt - but Tamdhu 15 vs double Cask 15 means in Germany €90 at 46% vs €180 at 40%. In Rugby terms that’s a 46:0
@@McIntyresMalts The very dear friend which loves Macallan came over surprisingly few days ago. We sat down and after a nice dinner with two good robusto sized cigars on the table i said, wait, we need to try something first.
Tamdhu 15, Glencairns, just a drop of water and i gave them ten minutes before i brought them in - the face was priceless the first second after the nose went into the Glencairn. You saw a spotaneous smile, the eyes where sparkling immediately and after he tried it he did exactly what you do here at 05:30, he chuckled and shook his head with a wide smile - and i knew, yes, one more Tamdhu Fan in this world.
Very nice comparison to remind us that it's not that Macallan is awful; it's just spectacularly overpriced ... Cheers!
Nailed it Tim. It's perception of value, at $300 it's not a good purchase, at $150 we start looking at things differently.
Macallan is a great whisky but overpriced.
At the same time I would not knock it back if offered
Tamdhu is the bottle I would pick off the shelf.
Nailed it Mark, completely agree my friend 🥃
Haven’t had Tamdhu, but prefer Macallan 12 to 15 and think Macallan is overrated & overpriced, besides, all my favorite whiskies are from Islay.
Yep, give me an Islay whisky over Macallan anyway! Cheers 🥃
I drink the Tamdhu 15 year old when I think I’m wealthy and Tamnavulin Sherry Cask when I realise I’m not, as the Tamnavulin is less than half the price here in Scotland.
Never tried a Tamnavulin, how does it stack up against the Tamdhu?
I wouldn’t compare the two, the Tamnavulin Sherry Cask is a Speyside SIngle Malt that most people can afford to drink every day whereas the Tamdhu 15 year old is rather special. The tasting notes make reference to raisin, vanilla and orange flavours. I suggest that you purchase a bottle to try. I have checked it is actually only a third of the price of the Tamdhu 15 year old.
thanks as always Wade! would you mind tasting and reviewing Glenlivet 21? would be greatly appreciated.
I tried the 18 and it was the most bitter disappointment of 2023 for the simple reason of being watered down way too much. At 43% the 21 makes me at least suspicious.
The Glenlivet 12 'Illicit still' at 48% abv and unchillfiltered sounds very interesting though, That one i´d love see Wade reviewing.
I would love to taste and review the Glenlivet 21 for you my friend, but in my market it costs upwards of $500! for a whisky that is only 43% ABV, chill-filtered and probably artificially coloured as well 😔 A price I just can't justify for a whisky with those specs.
More than happy to review it if someone wants to buy me a bottle 😂
So if it helps, even if it tastes amazing, based on the price alone I don't recommend it.
I recently tried samples of both the licensed dram and the illicit still and they weren't bad at all. I would definitely lean into them instead of the 18 too, purely because they are better presented in terms of ABV etc
IMO, The Macallan is generally a better whisky than both similar aged Glendronach or Tamdhu. The latter two are fair better value for money however.
And Tamdhu is a pretty expensive whisky in Australia.
It is, but not compared to Macallan
Disagree.
Thanks for sharing this vs. Wade.
Not a fan of grape influenced whiskies, sso I give them both a pass.
Based on the marketing bullshit (and accompanying price tag) of the Macallan it's a clear win for the Tamdhu.
Slàinte mhath
So, the mac 15 sherry is just a different animal than the tamdhu 15?
On the contrary, they are VERY similar. Just the Tamdhu is more complex, a little stronger and WAY better priced.
@@McIntyresMalts Not to be that guy, but why did you compare it to the double cask instead of the sherry cask? (just an aside, but it seems impossible to find tamdhu 15 here in thailand. Mac everywhere.. for a price)
@hessjason good question my friend! As far as I’m aware there is no Macallan 15 Sherry Cask (the 12-year-old and the 18-year-old expressions have a Sherry cask version). Having said that the Double Cask is American oak that’s been Sherry seasoned vatted with European oak it’s been Sherry seasoned.
This expression is already double the Tamdhu price so if there was a Macallan 15 Sherry Cask, there’s no way I’d pay what they ask for it, hope this helps 🥃
Hello Wade! Not sure how I have missed your channel. Love your style and great VS today! Certainly agree with your winner. Glad I dropped in. Cheers!
Well I am glad you are here now my friend! Appreciate you checking it out Jon 🥃
Evening Wade, I would imagine the extra proof of the Tamdhu would make it a winner. Although I’m a Macallan fan boy. Not sure unless I go out and buy both and do a blind. I’ll tell the wife that you said it’s needed because “Science”
Haha yeah tell her I told you to 😄
The Tamdhu bottle looks better too. Love my 15. Honestly the Tamdhu is also overpriced (albeit not as much as the Macallan), at least in my market.
Yeah agree with the Tamdhu also being overpriced, but I’m sure they know they are an alternative to Macallan so they up their price knowing they will still come in under Macallan.
Price differ go for Tamdhu 15 almost similar taste and nose though.q
That’s the outcome I got 😎
Tamdhu is an exceptional whisky, thankful they keep the price reasonable so we can enjoy a quality whisky for an acceptable price.
Yes, but I get the sense they are trying (ever so slightly) in my market to begin increasing the price compared to other 15 year old whiskies. Perhaps they are aware of what they have vs Macallan.
One thing that might explain the similarities between the two is that Tamdhu would have been under the same ownership as Macallan back when these 15yo whiskies were distilled (up until 2011). So chances are that the sherry casks were sourced from the same producer, explaining the similarities in these cask-led whiskies.
Great call out! Thank you for sharing this insight!
Great stuff Wade!
I’m surprised the Mac scored so good…. But then i only ever had the 12 and i was shocked how lame it was. Would love to try the older vintages though…
There must be a reason for its reputation…..
cheers mate!
The 15 is definitely a step up against what the 12 offers. I have had incredible Macallans, they just cost way too much when comprable incredible experiences can be found elsewhere at lower price points
Great comparison! Closer than I would have thought. Cheers, Wade!
Thanks for watching! 🙌🥃
Fascinating comparison Wade! Amazing! I enjoyed the video so much. I prefer the Tamdhu but really either of these scotch whiskies would be wonderful to enjoy! Cheers!
Thanks for watching Christine! 🙏🥃
@@McIntyresMalts YW Wade! I hope you are super well!! Cheers! 🙂
Hey buddy.. I like your vids .. are you from Sydney?
Benriach and Glenallachie all day long !!
Thank you my friend! I am from Brisbane 😊
@@McIntyresMalts good onya man .. if you were in Sydney I would of loved to catch up and have a wee dram with you .. keep up the good work!!
@@pecostojanovski Thanks mate!