A superb, well aged Burnside from Càrn Mòr.

Burnside is the name given to blended malts which are effectively bottlings of Balvenie, that have been “teaspooned” with a very small amount of spirit from their sister distillery Glenfiddich. This is to skirt around William Grant’s stipulations on not independently bottling their single malts under their original names.

This bottling has been aged for just under 3 decades in a single Bourbon cask, developing outstanding complexity and depth.

Drinkers should expect notes of rich, honeyed apples, creamy vanilla custard, dense Bourbon oak with highlights of cinnamon, buttered corn and rye spice, a touch of tobacco smoke, almond, hazelnut, dried apricots, pears and dense, toffee’d malt.

Bottled at 46.4% ABV, this is a supple and satisfying whisky, free from chill filtration or colouration.

Definitely one that the Balvenie fans will want to try, an terrific achievement from the folks at Càrn Mòr.

• Product type
  Blended Malt
• Distillery / brand
  Bunnahabhain
• Country
  Scotland
• Region
  Speyside
• Bottler
  Morrison & MacKay
• Distillation date
  30th of October 1991
• Bottling date
  1st of April 2019
• Age
  27 years old
• Non-chillfiltered
  Yes
• Natural colour
  Yes
• SKU
  038522