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FTW TARTAN ARMY TAMNAVULIN 12 YEAR OLD
About Finn Thomson Whisky
The Official Whisky of the Tartan Army, selected by Finn Thomson, ninth generation of Scotland's oldest whisky family. A limited edition release marking Scotland's return to the World Cup after 28 years of waiting.
Every bottle sold donates to the Tartan Army Children's Charity (TACC). Three tiers across single malt and single grain, each carrying the Lion Rampant in official Tartan Army tartan, blind-embossed with gold foil on G.F Smith coltskin paper.
The Tier 3 Tartan Army release. A 12 year old Tamnavulin, small batch from 4 hogsheads, at 40% ABV. Designed as an accessible entry point so every fan can raise a dram to Scotland.
Bottled February 2026. 4-cask small batch, non-chill filtered, natural colour. Imported exclusively by The Whiskey Lab.
Distillery profile, Tamnavulin
- Founded in 1966 in the Livet valley, Speyside, during the blended whisky boom of the 1960s.
- Much of its production was destined for the expanding American market, with a style built for blenders.
- The classic style is malty and light, a malleable whisky with soft cereal notes that reward gentle maturation.
- Tamnavulin closed in the 1990s before reopening in 2007, meaning casks from the pre-closure era capture a distillery style that is largely lost to time.
The story of this cask
Few distilleries tell the modern story of Scotch whisky better than Tamnavulin. Built in the height of the blended whisky boom in the 1960s, much of its production was destined for the expanding American market. The style of the distillery represented the consumer tastes of the time: malty and light, a malleable whisky and a blender's dream.
With the fall in fortunes of the industry in the 1990s, Tamnavulin was one of many distilleries victim to closure. Indeed, this very cask was filled just a few years before the distillery was mothballed and not opened again until 2007. With the reopening of the distillery came wholesale changes in production style. It was out with the old stills and in with the new, a move towards a fruitier style of new make spirit.
That old style of Tamnavulin is almost lost, and what makes this cask so special is that the character of the original distillery shines through. Over 12 years, a refill hogshead has allowed the malty and cereal notes to develop gradually, with honey and brown sugar playing amid the cereal nuttiness. Childhood memories of eating bowls of Golden Grahams come flooding back.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Finn Thomson Whisky |
| Collection | Official Tartan Army Whisky (Tier 3) |
| Whisky style | Single malt Scotch whisky |
| Region | Speyside |
| Distillery | Tamnavulin |
| Age | 12 years |
| ABV | 40% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Cask | Hogshead |
| Batch | 4-cask small batch |
| Bottling date | February 2026 |
| Non-chill filtered | Yes |
| Natural colour | Yes |
| Charity | Donates to Tartan Army Children's Charity |
