Tag Archives: Balmenach
Glenlaird 10 and 12, both at 48%
Glenlaid is a new brand by Stravaig Spirits, who also bottle the Tri Carragh line of single casks. More on those single casks soonish. To get a bit of continuity Ryan and Ola decided to not bottle everything as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Balmenach, Bourbon Cask, Glenlaird, Highlands, review, Scotch, Single Malt, Stravaig Spirits, Tri Carragh, Whiskey, Whisky
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Balmenach 13, 2008-2021, Oloroso butt, 53.3% – Hart Brothers
I’m not sure if it is me, but I had the idea Hart Brothers was a bottler from years ago that had more or less ceased to bring out new bottlings. Until last year that was, since there suddenly was … Continue reading
Balmenach 1988-2014, 25yo, 54.3% – Signatory Vintage
Balmenach is one of those distilleries that you don’t see many bottlings of. The first one I ever tried was a dirty and slightly rubbery Blackadder bottling, probably about ten years ago. They were put on my map again in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Balmenach, Bourbon Cask, Cask Strength, Signatory Vintage, Speyside
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Wrapping up the Blind Tasting Competition of 2014
It’s time to start wrapping up the year with all the semi-obligatory year’s end lists. Those will follow over the coming week. There’ll be a list of my favorite music, whisky, events, other booze and whatever comes to mind. Of … Continue reading
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Tagged Asta Morris, Balmenach, Benromach, Blind Tasting Competition, Bowmore, Closed Distillery, Devil's Casks, Feis Ile, Glen Garioch, Glen Keith, Highlands, Imperial, Islay, Kintra Whisky, Lagavulin, Longmorn, Signatory, SMWS, Speyside, The Perfect Dram, The Ultimate, Usquebaugh Society
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Blind Tasting Competition 10: Balmenach 8yo, 2003-2012, 62.7% – SMWS
Another 0-pointer based on a weird Blair Athol. I don’t think I’ve ever had more than one or two Blair Athols ever. So, even more so than with the Littlemill, I wouldn’t have ever recognized it. More so, I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Balmenach, Blind Tasting Competition, HIghland Park, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, SMWS, Speyside, Usquebaugh Society
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Malt Fascination 