Nose: Carries an attractive
spicy caramel sweetness - "Tarte Tatin"
style.
Palate: Full bodied,
sweet (peat?) Runs to balanced smoky/tannic quality.
Finish: Long and rich
with nuts, leather even some late dry peat + tablet
(F&J)
Comments: Distilleed
in June of 1991 - bottled Decmber of 2008.
Tasting notes by Douglas Laing,
Inc. 
Allt-á-Bhainne
was built in 1975 by Seagram's on the slopes of Benrinnes
which provides plentiful water supplies. It was the fourth
distillery built by Seagram's in the mid '70s. The main purpose
of Allt-A-Bhainne was to supply malt whisky for the Chivas
Regal blends. While it was still a relatively new, high-tech
distillery, it was expanded in 1989 to a capacity of approximately
4 million litres of alcohol, which doubled its production.
Allt-á-Bhainne appears to be one of the most efficient
distilleries in Scotland and it's been said a single person
can run the entire distillation process. Allt-a-Bhainne is
not a traditional distillery; the fresh spirit is transported
by tanker trucks to Keith where it is casked and stored. There
has never been an official bottling of Allt-a-Bhainne (meaning
burn of milk), however there have been several independent
bottlings available.
