Ballindalloch Vintage Release 2015 8 Year Old

One of Scotland’s newest whisky-releasing distilleries and the continuation of family tradition, Ballindalloch distillery is built on the grounds of Ballindalloch Castle. The castle and its estate have been home to the Macpherson-Grant family since 1546. In 1869 they were involved in John Smith’s founding of nearby Cragganmore, becoming co-owners after Smith’s death right up until 1965.

The family returned to whisky distilling when Ballindalloch Distillery was founded in 2014 to make Scotland’s first ‘single estate whisky’ (a term now used by other farm distilleries such as Lochlea) i.e. all the barley is grown on the Ballindalloch Estate itself. They have a traditional ‘hands-on’ approach, use worm tub condensers, and didn’t release any whisky before it was 8 years old. This is some of the first widely available, aged in a combination of 80% bourbon barrels and 20% sherry butts.