Balmenach 2013, 11 Year

B A L M E N A C H

Speyside single malt
Cask #180279
1st fill Bourbon Barrel
Distilled June 2013
11 years old
59.2% / 70cl
224 bottles

Official Tasting Notes

Colour: Chamomile tea

Nose: Rich and heavy grain
presence jumps out at you from
the start. Spend a bit more time
and notes of fresh hay bales, cold
apple fritters, and unripened
pears make themselves known. If
Nasal Texture is your thing then
you’ve come to the right place.
There’s an almost waxy quality to
the nose and it’s lovely.

Palate: Absolutely mouth coating
with an almost mezcal-like sweet
vegetal quality (less the smoky
component). Over-steeped white
tea, white chocolate laced with
spicy cinnamon, and a tasting
note reminiscent of the smell of
hot vinyl seating in an old VW
Bug. Some sweet brown baking
spices (nutmeg and cardamom)
round out the experience

Finish: Lasting with notes of
delicate spice (think banana
peppers) and fresh sugared pears.