Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Balmenach 14 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Balmenach 14 year old Single Malt Scotch WhiskyBalmenach practically lives in the shadows. Most of the whisky world overlooks this unyielding Speyside distillery, primarily because nearly every drop they produce dissolves into major commercial blends. Gordon & MacPhail refused to let that happen. They procured this fierce distillate and cultivated it for over a decade. The outcome registers as a single malt that feels decidedly old school and intentionally rebellious. Its meaty profile stands in

Each of the Forlorn Hope wines may be put through very different fermentations en route to becoming one of our Rare Creatures -- Sèmillon is destemmed and pressed

This unique pairing places two vastly different American rye whiskies side by side

Kings County Distillery’s single malt whiskey is open-fermented off the grain from malted barley (with a hint of peat) sourced from England and Scotland

emphasizing the distillery's dedication to quality and craftsmanship

Crafted in Cognac

snowy day in Louisville

A whisky with enormous depth

smooth in taste and dry in flavour with impressions of vanilla and subtle aromas of almonds and tropical fruits

in the heart of the Loudoun Valley

It smells like a bakery at dawn and a rickhouse in late summer had the same vivid dream

remote mountains of Oaxaca

Palate:  Initial layers of toasted caramel apple