Allt a Bhainne (Ian McLeod) - Dun Bheagan 17 years - 17 y.o. - 43,0%3 3
- Bottler:
- Ian McLeod
- Age:
- 17 years
- Alcohol:
- 43,0%
- Collection:
- Dun Bheagan
- Bottle details:
- average
- (79,05)
- price class:
3 notes disponibles en français
For a distillery which has been created just to provide blenders of raw material, this single malt is really amazing. A rather strong smell (I hesitate to characterize it, heather?), followed by a pleasant palate feeling with hints of humid undergrowth (or is is peat?) . A rather complex taste, different of other malts from that area is followed by a lingering finish. An surprising excellent bottling, to put in the category "I love it or I hate it". Personally I love it. This bottle certainly deserves a try...
2004
The nose is marked by quite an unpleasant smell which recalls me the old powder insecticides which were used when I was a young boy... More seriously, hints of yeast and some acid hints.
The mouth is rather poor. Relatively flat, with some quite tasteless acid notes.
The finish is relatively long, without special character neither, dominated by some tingling and an impression of alcohol.
Quite strange... Was this bottle the victim of aeration? Anyway, this blind tasting results are strange when compared to previous notes, they seem to relate to another whisky... Strange. Another blind tasting will probably decide.
2007
The nose is quite complex and marked by the cereal and some undergrowth notes (heather?). The palate confirms the nose, with a kind of chocolate flavoured background. A nice finish as well, lingering with some malted and woody touches.
2005