A heavily peated malt for a Speyside distillery, bottled at higher proof, Old Ballantruan is an unusually peated single malt from the Tomintoul distillery.
The nose is full and rich. There are notes of vanilla fudge and chewy toffee with shades of dried herbs and crème de cacao. There are notes of gentle peat and creosote with a touch of menthol and notes of malt extract. The palate is full and punchy. There are notes of barley sugar and toasted cereals, a cardboard note with hints of vanilla fudge and notes of chewy dark peat. There are tones of lemon marmalade and herbs. The finish is long and smooth with notes of soft wood smoke and barley sugar enriched peat.
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Wow! What a Peated rhapsody coming from Speyside! Sweat peat, citrusy vanilla, heather mist, full and rich body and everlasting aftertaste. Very sweetish everlasting aftertaste... What else to say? Must try for all whisky lovers ?
I'm an Islay fan. I'm also a fan of the Macallan expressions. This, in my mind, is the absolutely perfect marrriage between the two experiences. The nose is RICH. What I get isn't vanilla or fudge at all. I get LOTS of fruitiness. Ripe red apples and cherries. It's almost as if I were sniffing a sherry butt. But oddly enough, there's none of that in this dram's pedigree. The palate is an explosion of flavor. This is the richest, most complex, and utterly unsubtle whisky I've ever tasted. On the tongue is where the peat comes into play. And I LOVE it. But it lingers in the background like an old friend. It doesn't hog the spotlight, it's there to support the complete explosion of sweet fruitiness that the nose has promised. There's a lot of sweetness there, and combined with the nose, it's an explosion of heather, too. It's a delight to roll around in your mouth. The finish...is SMOOOOOTH. It's a long and very pleasant reminder that you've just drank a swallow of fine scotch whisky. It lingers for a while at the back of your throat, but it does so in an extremely pleasant way...not a burn, but a wonderful warm tingle. I love this whisky. And I'm grateful that Tomintoul has made such a superb expression at such an incredibly wonderful price-point. Slainte!!!
This is a great dram for the price. Needs a little drop of water to bring out the nose and taste wise it's sweet, full of sherry ness with good toasting of peat. Like an aberlour mixed with and ardbeg - only cheaper . Recommended
Если капнуть воды - похож на Bowmore Legend.
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