Allt-á-Bhainne 28yo 1975-2004 60.2% Dun Bheagan cask#33152
This strength at this age? Not too often I come across that, from a refill sherry cask. Golden brown color. I usually, unlike some other people I know, enjoy an occasional Allt-á-Bhainne as I find they have a very delicate peppery theme. The smell is raw and peppery, with hints of mushrooms and autumn leaves. The taste is just so thick and fat it's almost hard to swallow, but with this immensely sweet dark syrupy, honey, oloroso-like sweetness that can be detected at a lot lower level in for instance the Aberlour A'bunadh. This sweet honey expression could easily be too much, but the finish is extremely peppery and even peaty(???).
I'm totally blown away by this one: 9
Allt-A-Bhainne 18yo 1980-1999 43% Signatory Vintage btl. 328/2450 cask 19000
Allt-A-Bhainne is a pretty new distillery, opened in the mid 70's. They doesn't have any OB's that I know of either. It's light golden and has a soft and mild nose with strong notes of pistachio. The taste keeps going with pistachio, sugar, cinnamon and herbs. With water it gets more liquoricy and slightly bitter, definately not recommended. The aftertaste is short and weak, some potato thing?
A light aperitif malt: 6.5 (without water)
Allt-Á-Bhainne 13yo 1979-93 43% The Castle Collection
A distillery that's back after a little break in the early to mid 2000's. Not too much is said about this malt. Has an enticing funky odor, something fruity which is a little hard to get a hold of. Very clean fragrance, sweet, citrus-like, with a finish of white pepper and oregano.
Makes me excited: 7
Deerstalker/Allt-A-Bhainne 12yo 40%
Royal Mile Whiskies says this one comes from the Allt-á-Bhainne Distillery, one that I don't come across too often. But I remember a good one from James MacArthur's. Smells of lavender, turnips, honey, oranges, papaya, butter, smoked bacon, an interesting mix. The taste is a bit off, very spirity, doesn't quite follow up the nice nose. There's oaky notes, dark ale, ground coffee, some burnt fat and finishing on a high note with hints of mint and coriander leaves.
A good 12yo: 6
Allt-A-Bhainne 10yo 1995-2005 59.8% James MacArthur's Old Masters
Another Bourbon-matured tonight, this has turned out to be a run of the Bourbon-matured. Allt-A-Bhainne on the other hand is far from your everyday dram. The nose is extremely sweet, much vanilla.It has a very fresh and sweet taste, much vanilla still but also some sour fruits, mango, apple, lemon and much more, I love it. At this strength it really shows all it's diversity. The aftertaste is kind of straight-forward on vanilla and oak, but that really doesn't make any difference here. This is a wonderful strong malt that shows that also about 60% abv can be sophisticated
A thunderbolt that we all should try: 9
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