Age: 20 Year Old
Alcohol ABV: 46%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Description: Connoisseurs Choice
Distillery: Allt-a-Bhaine
Region: Speyside
Vintage: 1996
Year Bottled: 2016
A 1996 vintage bottling from the Speyside, Allt-a-Bhainne Distillery - this 1996 was bottled as part of Gordon & Macphail's Connoisseur Choice range.
The distillery (pronounced Alt-a-Bane) was commissioned in 1975 to supply malt whisky for Chivas Regal.
The distillery was later expanded in 1989 and has a 'potential' output of 4.5 million litres of alcohol.
The distillery was mothballed in 2003.
Matured in refill sherry hogsheads, this Allt-a-Bhainne has a light body, overall a very smooth whisky!
AROMA WITHOUT WATER:
Fresh and fruity with hints of green pear and apple. Toasted malt with a subtle almond nuttiness.
TASTE WITHOUT WATER:
Peppery initially with a sweet citrus fruit edge and milk chocolate.
AROMA WITH WATER:
Fresh fruit and toasted malt aromas, with lemonade and a subtle floral edge.
TASTE WITH WATER: White pepper with hints of melon and grapefruit. Salty with a sweet orange edge.