Balmenach Distillery
ABV 56.3%
A rum finish? An interesting and complex dram with enough dryness to balance the sweet Demerara profile.
Martine Nouet
Berrys' Own Selection
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Brand
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Bottler
1979
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2009
Year of Bottling
56.3%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Grassy, honeyed. Lemon balm, touch of thyme. Develops on sour fruity notes. Gooseberry, redcurrants. Then a wave of vanilla floods the sour edge. Multilayered aromatic display.
Palate: Light, silky. Sweet at first with Demerara sugar and rum notes. Followed by a drier spiciness.
Finish: Lingering, dry but with a sweet exotic fruit aftertaste.
Comment: A rum finish? An interesting and complex dram with enough dryness to balance the sweet Demerara profile.
Score: 8.2
Taster
Nose: Aromatic almost herbal notes. An old fashioned apothecary shop. Sharp green fruits, a citrus edge and some oak comes through.
Palate: Very delicate at first but then gets bolder with spiced notes and a sweet sugary edge.
Finish: Long and drying.
Comment: A good example of this distillery. Well put together.
Score: 8.3
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