Aged in Hogsheads and matured for 8 months in Sherry Butt / outturn of 703 Bottles.
The name Allt-á-Bhainne comes from Gaelic and means 'milk stream'. The distillery was founded in 1975 by Chivas Brothers, a Seagram subsidiary. In 1989, capacity was doubled with the addition of two further stills. Following its takeover by Pernod Ricard on December 19, 2001, it was closed in October 2002. The distillery was recommissioned in May 2005.
Nose: Sweet with notes of milk chocolate and lemon, smoked tea, maritime aromas, soot. With water, becomes extremely fruity with a trace of red fruit jam and its smoky side coming through strongly.
Taste: Light and full-bodied texture at once, smoky then dry. Minty dark chocolate, salty. Water rounds things out and makes the taste even more powerful and succulent and sweet and spicy.
Finish: Beautiful, clean, very long with mentholated smoke.
Nose: Sweet aromas of ripe fruit and vanilla. Mouth: A smooth texture with notes of honey and sweet spices. Finish: A long, warm finish with notes of oak and dried fruit.