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| Hello, that is considered one of our (virtually) every day tastings. Santé! |
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July 25, 2025
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Indie Allt-A-Bhainne in a duo
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We actually get pleasure from these little low-key classes, and this time we’ll steer effectively away from any debates or controversies concerning the numerous spellings of this very trendy distillery’s identify. Effectively, it was trendy when it was constructed by Seagram again within the Seventies.
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Allt-A-Bhainne 7 yo 2016/2024 (61.7%, DH International Spirits, 1st fill oloroso octave, cask #1031738C, 57 bottles) 
A small outturn, very younger, however which means nothing. I imply it might be excellent… Color: pink macassar (if such a hue really exists). Nostril: straight onto prunes in Armagnac and orange liqueur, then chocolate leaning in the direction of artisanal Nutella (if such a factor exists). We’re then onto millionaire’s shortbread and a cashew tart doused in maple syrup. You see the place that is going. With water: pecans and roasted peanuts, slathered in chestnut honey. Mouth (neat): pink fruits cooked in honey and Spanish mandarin liqueur, all on a mattress of chocolate sauce. With water: we’re again with all method of roasted oily nuts glazed in honey and caramel, the whole thing splashed with triple sec. End: lengthy, extra chocolatey. Feedback: you could possibly say this little Allt-A-Bhainne is doggedly ploughing its personal furrow! We do get pleasure from this model of younger little beast, very effectively put collectively…
SGP:641 – 85 factors. |
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Allt-A-Bhainne 27 yo 1995/2024 (52.6%, Milroy’s, Classic Reserve, 1st Fill Bourbon Barrel) 
It’s not on daily basis one will get to style a reasonably outdated Allt-A-Bhainne, and allow us to hope, no less than, that it’s near the distillate. Color: gold. Nostril: that is very a lot ‘pure Speyside’, think about baked apples and pears gently positioned atop a mattress of custard. Honest sufficient, it’s possible you’ll add a little bit of meringue if you happen to like. With water: banana foam of the best pedigree and marshmallow, with even a faint whiff of Seventies Jell-O – I swear I’m not making this up. Mouth (neat): that is beautiful, fairly ‘excessive definition’, curiously however charmingly mentholated, then we’re off with lemon balm and an entire medley of wee citrus fruits, beginning with bergamot. We a.d.o.r.e. bergamot at WF. With water: extra contemporary malt now and a really citrus-forward hop character. Briefly, it’s like a top-notch, high-ABV IPA. Has somebody distilled and aged an IPA already, or am I dreaming? Maybe our Californian mates? End: lengthy and brimming with freshness, which is likely to be barely harmful, all issues thought-about. Feedback: these two Allt-A-Bhainnes have been fairly totally different, but they each had this shared fruity vibrancy. Actually, I swear, we actually should go and have a phrase about A-A-B’s home model with the blenders at Pernod Ricard.
SGP:641 – 88 factors. |
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