Balmenach
Whisky: Balmenach 1989 SMWS 48.25
Age: 22 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 03-1989
Cask Type: Refill Sherry Butt
Cask #: 48.25
Bottles: 268
Strength: 56.2%
   
Distillery: Balmenach Distillery
Bottler: Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Country: Scotland: Speyside
   
 
Date: 10-05-2015
Nose: Butter, yellow fruit, spritz biscuit, vanilla, grass, fresh, slightly fusty spices.
Flavour: Pleasantly fresh spicy, fruity, vanilla, tasty fresh mango, apricot, stimulating, a little nougat.
Body: Beautiful oily, pleasantly sticky, freshly dry.
Comments: Matured quite well while retaining valuable youthful qualities.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +--- ---- (8.25)