Balmenach 12 Year (Single Cask Nation)

 

Balmenach is a distillery whose profile seems to be rising fairly quickly with hardcore whisky fans - owned by Inver House, who also own Balblair, anCnoc, Old Pulteney, and Speyburn. I really miss the old anCnoc peated expressions that came out about a decade ago - The Cutter and so forth. But, on the other hand, Old Pulteney can't seem to get out of its own way and has poor quality releases for fairly insane prices these days.

Tamnavulin 15 Year (Berry Brothers and Rudd)

 

I haven't had a lot of Tamnavulin in all my years of drinking single malt. In fact, a look through my index indicates I haven't had *any* and this is the first (!). I don't think that's true, but I think the other Tamnavulin drams I've sampled were little pours had at Scotch Malt Whisky Society ("SMWS") events, and didn't merit a full write-up. 

Glen Moray 13 Year (Single Cask Nation)

 

Ah, Glen Moray! Previously a distillery only for "those in the know," it's rapidly becoming pretty well-known maker... or at least, those in the know has expanded dramatically. Maybe both. When I first joined the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, I barely knew them from one or two very subpar official bottlings at the larger retail markets.