Balmenach is a rarely seen single malt distillery in Speyside. It was built in the early 19th century and for the majority of the 20th it was owned by DCL (now Diageo). Its distinctive style made it highly prized by blenders, and little of it was spared for official distillery bottlings, or independents for that matter. The distillery was closed in 1993 during the Scotch market downturn, but was revived in 1997 by Inver House who purchased it and resumed production. The focus today is still on provision for blends, and Inver House are yet to release a distillery bottling. It is however the source of the popular Carounn gin.
A 10 year old single malt from Speyside distillery, Balmenach. The spirit spent time in a number of different casks before bottling, it spent six years in sherry hogsheads, two years in oloroso octaves, then two years in a Sherry Butt.
Thompson Bros described it as, "strange but made for delicious juice which is surprisingly not overwhelmed by sherry or oak!"