{"product_id":"balmenach-11-year-old-2004-smws-single-1st-fill-bourbon-cask-48-62-magic-citrus-water-punch-speyside-single-malt-whisky-2015-70cl","title":"Balmenach 11 Year Old 2004 SMWS Single 1st Fill Bourbon Cask 48.62 Magic Citrus Water Punch Speyside Single Malt Whisky (2015) 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eBalmenach 11 Year Old 2004 SMWS Single 1st Fill Bourbon Cask 48.62 Magic Citrus Water Punch Speyside Single Malt Whisky (2015) 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 59 bottles made only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe all love a bit of Balmenach as it gives us a punchier spirit that is like an older cousin of Glen Grant from the Speyside region. Balmenach is the bad influence child next to Glen Grant. Always a very satisfying drink with every dram. A dram full of interesting and quite complex flavours, this one borders on the line between fruit and flowery with a hint creeping in of fabric softener or similar. Saved at the end by an intensity of spice and oak wood, making it very moreish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Balmenach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSituated in the district of Cromdale on the banks of the River Spey the distillery stands in beneath the nearby hill of Tom Lethendry where the Jacobites were defeated in the Battle of Cromdale in 1690.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBalmenach Distillery is one of the earliest distilleries sanctioned as a result of the Excise Act 1823. In 1897 the distillery was purchased by Glenlivet and was served by its own railway branch off the Strathspey Railway until 1969. The distillery closed in 1941 and re-opened in 1947, following expansion of its facilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Distillery is owned by Inver House Distillers Limited, a privately owned distiller whose other distilleries include: Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery; Knockdhu Distillery; Balblair Distillery; and, Old Pulteney Distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout SMWS \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in 1983 by a group of friends lead by tax accountant Phillip ‘Pip’ Hills as a private members club. The concept behind the society was to source casks from all over Scotland which would then be bottled and made available exclusively to its members. Perhaps the most famous feature of these bottles are the unique codes. Each distillery is represented by a different number and the following digits indicate that particular release. That same year, the SMWS set up its first location in Leith’s Vault buildings in Edinburgh where it still stands today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e53.6% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Balmenach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52785038000466,"sku":"000482","price":189.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/4751404513.jpg?v=1771931981","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/balmenach-11-year-old-2004-smws-single-1st-fill-bourbon-cask-48-62-magic-citrus-water-punch-speyside-single-malt-whisky-2015-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}