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Balmenach Connoisseurs Choice 13 Year Old, 1970, Gordon & MacPhail, 40%
Connoisseurs Choice

Balmenach Connoisseurs Choice 13 Year Old, 1970, Gordon & MacPhail, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 11
Average Score
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Description

A malt distillery in Speyside that is part of the Scotch whisky holding of ThaiBev through its subsidiary, Inver House Distillers. The distillery's output is highly-prized by blenders and has never been marketed as its own single malt brand. One of Scotland's most iconic and long-running independent bottling brands. Introduced by Gordon & MacPhail in the 1970s, it has been their flagship label eve ...

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Whisky Online AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 1, 2026SGD 343.64
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Dec 1, 2025SGD 434.21
Cask type
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Bottling
Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
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Cask no.
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Batch
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PPM
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Barley
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Fermentation
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Master distiller (bottling)
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Master distiller (distillation)
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Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Presentation box
Series highlights
Connoisseurs Choice
Historical context
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Special release
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Allocation
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Nose
A very gristy, malty style of Balmenach. There are some creeping green fruit notes rising up, classic pear, green apple, and almost a sour apple type of sweetness. Letting it open up for another fifteen minutes has turned this thing into a boozy lemon drizzle cake! So much fresh lemon zest and royal icing.
Palate
Not the continuing sweetness from the nose, this is a lot chewier and thicker than you would assume. Back are these grist notes of finely ground barley, you could even push for some cognac/sherry notes that wonder around the back the tongue.
Finish
Now we have the apple notes back but in the form of cider or scrumpy. This is very much a farm yard style of highland whisky.
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