Allt-a-Bhainne 12 Year Old 1996 Murray McDavid

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 18 Year Old 1995 Chapter 7

Allt-A-What? Indeed, this in 1975 built Speyside distillery is a noble unknown for the simple reason that she produces exclusively for the blending industry. I have no experience with this as it is only my second and it has been over four years when I tried my first Allt-A-Bhainne. The nose is nicely sweet on candied orange rind, apricot pastry...

Score 86/100

Allt-A-Bhainne 18 Year Old Malts of Scotland

I’ve never tasted a whisky from this Speyside distillery and that shouldn’t come as a surprise, since there are (as far as I was able to ascertain) no official releases. The only semi-official bottle is the 12 Year Old Deerstalker. So my first encounter with Allt-A-Bhaine will be through the independent bottler from Germany Malts of Scotland. By...

Score 79/100

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