Balmenach 27 Year Old 1983 - Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)

(70cl, 50%)

Balmenach 1983 details

Country

(Scotch Whisky)

Region

(Speyside Whisky)

Distillery

(Balmenach)

Bottler

(Douglas Laing)

Age

(27 year old Whisky)

Distillation Date

(1983)

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Whisky or Whiskey

Insider knowledge: Balmenach 27 Year Old 1983 - Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) whisky is named whisky by virtue of the fact it's from Scotland. If distilled in America the spelling would be Balmenach 27 Year Old 1983 - Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) whiskey, as opposed to whisky.

$128.08

Balmenach 1983 Bottling Note

This Balmenach packs a whopping twenty-seven years of aging in a refill hogshead cask. Balmenach is a distillery that rarely gets the attention it deserves, thankfully Douglas Laing have given it some prominence here.

The Old Malt Cask range began as a release of fifty bottlings in 1998 to commemorate Douglas Laing's fiftieth anniversary. Today they offer many, many more. All bottlings in the range are non-chill filtered and contain no naughty colouring.

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose: The nose opens sweetly with treacle and glazed apple pie leading to richer dried fruits and orange peel.

Palate: Barley and cereal notes with the faintest suggestion of smoke form the backbone of this aged Balmenach. Then there are raisins and spice gunning it towards the finish.

Finish: The finish is long; after mixed spice there is toffee, barley sugar and creamy grist.

Overall: This Balmenach has loads of cerealy notes off-set by fruit and a warming sweetness. Furthermore, this malt possesses good balance that ensures all the flavours play together nicely.