Balmenach Distillery
ABV 50.1%
A shame as you don't find many wholly port pipe matured whiskies, but this has lain in the cask for too long.
Dave Broom
Hart Brothers
Brand
1972, 30 Years Old, Port Wood
Expression
Single Malt
Type
30
Age (Years)
50.1%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Rich, wooded. Like a dunnage warehouse. Molasses, Christmas cake. European oak.
Palate: Charred timbers. The spirit has a fruity weight but the wood is in charge. Too dry and tannic.
Finish: Dry.
Comment: A shame as you don't find many wholly port pipe matured whiskies, but this has lain in the cask for too long.
Score: 7
Taster
Nose: Honey with a suggestion of chocolate, but also herbal notes.
Palate: Peppery and dry, but also creamy.
Finish: Orangey, zesty. Appetisingly spicy. Cilantro?
Comment: Very distinctive. Bring on the chicken mole.
Score: 7.8
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