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Balmenach
Whisky: Balmenach 1990-2001
Serie: Chieftain's Choice
Age: 11 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 09-1990
Bottled: 12-2001
Cask Type: Hogshead
Cask #: 5414-5417
Bottles: 1800
Strength: 43%
   
Distillery: Balmenach Distillery
Bottler: Ian Macleod
Country: Scotland: Speyside
   
 
Date: 07-01-2012
Nose: Mossy, earth, nuts, sour apples.
Flavour: Liquorice, rubber, raisins, wood, spices, moss, damp earth, dynamic, fresh, a little bitter and sour, complex, sal ammoniac finish.
Body: Oily, round, pleasant full finish.
Comments: More sophiticated then you'd guess from it's age alone.
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