Balmenach 1987-2020 | 32 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Single Cask 4042Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl 51% A single cask 1987 Balmenach 32 year old bottled in 2020 without colouring or chill filtration by Gordon & MacPhail for their Connoisseur's Choice Cask Strength range, one of a string of long aged drams celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Gordon & MacPhail's Connoisseurs Choice range. This 32 year old Balmenach 1987 matured in a refill sherry hogshead that yielded just 208

It has been bottled at 56

There have been some sensational bottlings of 1970s North Port

this is a fantastic and elegant mix of dark fruits

and this was probably the best era for this bottling

A great chance to try this legendary distillate at a younger age where it reveals all these complex notes of green fruit

Finish: Full

Palate: Crisp candied peel marries with sweet figs

Finish: Salty

Country Scotland Region Highland Bottling Year 2015 Cask Type Oloroso & PX Sherry Limited Edition Yes Bottle Size 70cl ABV 54

The whisky has been names after the traditional Latada (trellised vine) system on the Island of Madeira where the vines are laid out horizontally above the ground on low trellises

yielding 376 bottles at 48

A nice obscurity for a keen malt enthusiast