Allt-a-Bhainne 11 Year Old 2000 Provenance Douglas Laing

Allt-A-Bhainne 18yo (1995/2014) Chapter 7TM

With looks of an elapsed 1960’s vacation resort and a silly Gaelic name that translates to ‘the Burn of Milk’, Allt-A-Bhainne sure had its drawbacks from the very beginning. But that need not be the cause of resentment towards this distillery, the home of well-established brands like Macallan and Clynelish are no oil paintings either, but all is...

Score 87/100

Allt-A-Bhainne Signatory 1995 17YO

Another obscure distillery to cross off my checklist. This is probably the palest whisky I've ever seen - especially strange when thinking that it's aged 17 years. The nose is of freshly sliced green apples with a toffee edge. I get heather, lavender, a touch of citrus and after several nosings a bit of spiciness and even cinnamon. Looks can be...

Score 90/100

Allt-A-Bhainne Murray McDavid 1996 12 Year Old

Colour in the bottle is much darker than expected, but once in the glass shows lighter chardonnary colour. Nose is quite closed, reminds me of the Daluaine (flora & fauna) ... a little gym locker room smell. A lot of spiciness at first taste of fresh oak moving to a light apple-y fruitiness.

Score 70/100

Allt-A-Bhainne 24 Year Old 1993 for MMM

For the third release in our Antarctica Series, photographer Ilse Everaert allowed us to use a magnificent photo of Paradise Bay. But with these hot temperatures, we also wanted to offer something of a summery whisky. In our (not so) humble opinion, we succeeded. Please meet our 24 years old Allt-A-Bhainne, a malt of which owner Chivas does not...

Score 85/100