Allt-A-Bhainne reviews

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…

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…

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…

Signatory Vintage 17 yr 22/09/95 – 01/02/13 Two hogsheadsAllt A Bhainne was a distillery that has not been on my radar for very long if I'm honest. To the extent I actually had to look up how to prono…

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…

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…

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…