Tag Archives: Balmenach

Balmenach 13, 2008-2021, Oloroso butt, 53.3% – Hart Brothers

Posted on 27 April 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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 →

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Balmenach 1988-2014, 25yo, 54.3% – Signatory Vintage

Posted on 28 April 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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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Wrapping up the Blind Tasting Competition of 2014

Posted on 25 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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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Blind Tasting Competition 10: Balmenach 8yo, 2003-2012, 62.7% – SMWS

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

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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