Balmenach 1988 SV Cask Strength Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Balmenach |
| Bottler | Signatory Vintage (SV) |
| Bottling Series | Cask Strength Collection |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2017 |
| Age | 24년 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
크롬데일 언덕 기슭의 외진 골짜기에서 빚어지는 발메낙은 묵직하고 토속적인 스페이사이드 몰트다. 1988년 증류해 호그스헤드에서 24년을 보낸 이 시그나토리 보틀링은 잔에 짙은 황금빛을 머금는다. 향에는 말린 사과와 보리 사탕, 흙내 향신료가 어우러지고, 입에서는 54.4도의 힘이 진한 과일 단맛과 꿀, 가죽으로 흐른다. 여운은 견과와 오크 향신료를 묵직하게 남긴다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
it’s a punchy, rather grassy and pretty austere malt when unreduced, with notes of broken branches, mown lawn, leaves and even vegetables such as French beans or peas. A little vanilla and honey in the background, but all that’s quite shy. Also fresh walnuts. With water: the grass comes out even more. Apple peelings, walnut skin…
restaurant Palate
huge contrast, although the notes of branches and grasses are back as well. Otherwise there are bags of apples and grapefruits. It’s not a very complex one, but it’s got good zing and mouth feel. With water: it was worth the wait, this time we’re finding much more fruits, apples, oranges, citrons, gooseberries… It remains a grassy whisky but it’s become less sharpish
timer Finish
quite long, mostly grassy and lemony. Nice zing