In the heart of whiskey country, Balmenach is nearly 200-years-old, and one of Speysides first legally operated distilleries. Rarely sold as independent malts, Balmenachs spirits can be found in blends, such as Johnnie Walker.

• AGED: 25 years
• DISTILLED ON: October 18, 1988
• BOTTLE ON: September 17, 2014
• MATURED IN: Hogshead
• CASK NO: 2820
• ALC: 54.9%

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• COLOR: goldenrod
• NOSE: fresh pineapple, unripe mango, banana and fruit salad chews, sweet vanilla cream with hints of woody spice, honey and touches of beeswax polish.
• TASTE: thick, oily and spicy, with flavors of cinnamon custard up front, then sweet apple, banana, nectarine and touches of bitter apple skin.
• FINISH: vanilla cream, touches of liquor ice root, woody spice (clove & cinnamon) and lingering sweet wood freshly stripped willow branches.