Tamdhu distillery was set up by a group of whisky blenders, with William Grant of Glenfiddich and Balvenie leading the helm. Tamdhu can track its origins to 1897 and in its over 100 years history has swapped hands, opened, closed, mothballed and eventually in 2011 the distillery was sold to Ian Macleod, and has been on a superb run of form since. Focusing on sherry maturation exclusively, Tamdhu is quite under the radar when it comes to heavily sherried competition. It just sits in the back with a loyal fan base and a growing influence of limited-edition, cask strength releases.