Old Particular Balmenach 12yo

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by Single Malt Snob

A Gall & Gall anniversary bottle

The Gall&Gall exists 140 years. And to celebrate that, 4 casks were selected to be bottled by Douglas Laing in their Old Particular series.

Before we go to the whisky, since I do have some international readers, let me explain what the Gall&Gall is. Gall&Gall is the biggest liquor store chain in the Netherlands. Apparently, the first store was opened in 1884. so, yes, that is a 140 year anniversary!

Now, the whisky. The whisky bottled is a 12yo Balmenach. I did not yet have a Balmenach in my selection, so when I noticed this bottle, I just wanted to try it.
I also noticed I had no Old Particular yet in my long list of owned whiskies. And this is not a series you can ignore, since some very nice bottlings have come out in this series by Douglas Laing.

The dram has no coloring and did not have a chill-filtration.
Now, the cask made me raise my eyebrows a bit in confusion when… [lees verder]