Balmenach 8 Year Old 2008 (cask 150012) – Benchmark (Murray McDavid)

Another indie bottling from Murray McDavid’s ace Benchmark range, this Balmenach 8 Year Old was aged in a first fill bourbon barrel and finished in a first-fill cask. Maturation began in 2008, before this single malt Scotch whisky was bottled 8 years later at 46% ABV with natural colour and no chill-filtration.