Teaninich 1996 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

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 10 Year Old

One of the larger horses in Diageo’s stall but without much recognition. It’s Diageo’s policy to let every distillery have its own release, if not with a proper distillery label than as part of the Flora & Fauna range. Enter the Teaninich 10yo, a young Northern Highlander matured on ex-bourbon(?) casks. Had my first taste of this whisky well...

Score 79/100

Teaninich 11 Year Old 2010 Thompson Bros

This young Teaninich was bottled by Phil and Simon Thompson for the bar of the Dornoch Castle, the luxurious hotel run by their parents (and where I visit along with Dearly Beloved and Manny in September). After its regular maturation on a refill hogshead, the malt got a finish on PX quarter casks for 4 months, which explains its intense color. ...

Score 84/100

Teaninich 10 Year Old

Teaninich distillery is located slightly north of Inverness and was founded in 1817 by Hugh Monro on his estate of Teaninich Castle. In 1830 he sold the estate to his younger brother John who as an officer spent most of his time in India and who decided to lease the distillery to the infamous Robert Pattison in 1850. In 1869 the lease on the...

Score 87/100