Allt-a-Bhainne 21-year-old (D.2000, B. 2021) The Single Cask / 56.5%/ 0.7l
- Te Single Cask Ltd. was founded by Ben Curtis in 2010 and initially operated as Malt Vault Co.
Product description
The Single Cask Ltd. was founded in 2010 by Ben Curtis (initially operating as Malt Vault Company).
It has offices in London and Singapore, and in addition to its own whisky line, it has a bar and a retail store. The company offers only single cask whiskies bottled in their natural color, at cask strength and without chill filtration. The Allt-a-Bhainne presented here, distilled on July 26, 2000, spent 21 in a bourbon hogshead barrel (no. 2429), and was bottled on August 19, 2021 in an edition of 199 bottles. Built in 1975 by Seagram, the Allt-a-Bhainne Distillery is based in Speyside. Today, this modern facility is owned by Chivas Bros, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard, and produces around 4 million liters of distillate per year, almost all of which goes into the company's blends.
Aroma: barley malt, vanilla cream, banana cake, apples, pears, honeyed peanuts, green tea, notes of lemongrass and oak.
Palate: vanilla, honey, milk fudge, baked apples, bananas, sultanas, nougat, milk chocolate, white pepper, a pinch of cinnamon and a little oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of honey, vanilla, sweet bread, peaches, apples, cinnamon and oak.