A potent dram from the little-seen Balmenach distillery, this 1981 Balmenach was bottled as a 15-year-old by Cadenhead's in 1997, the same year that Inver House bought Balmenach distillery from United Distillers.
This 1981 Balmenach 15-year-old appeared as part of Cadenhead's Authentic Collection at its epic cask strength of 61.9%. Balmenach is often matured in sherry wood, but this one looks like a refill cask, which are often more interesting for adventurous whisky fans, allowing the distillery's muscular, oily spirit to express itself more fully.
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Balmenach-Glenlivet 1981-1997 | 15 Year Old | Cadenhead's Authentic Collection
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Complex with subtle dried citrus, raisins as I would usually like in a sherry cask but something (the smoke, grape skins ? from the sherry cask?) unwelcome reminds me of grappa.