Balblair Bottled 1960s

Balblair 12 Year Old Discovery Gordon & Macphail

A few years ago Gordon & Macphail introduced the Discovery series in which they bottle affordable malts at drinking strength. This 12 years old Balblair matured on a bourbon cask. My buddy Pat sent me a sample. Lovely spring fresh nose on apples and pineapple. Green grass and a mild minerality (oh, I do love my alliterations). Citrus and...

Score 80/100

Balblair 2000 (bottled 2017)

Sample 5/6 from @Wierdo marks my first taste of any Balblair. It seems that this distillery gets pretty good reviews and is a malt that many 'malt-heads' rate as one of their favourites. Located on the Dornoch Firth up in the north east of Scotland, it sits close to the famed village of Brora and not too far from Wick, of Pulteney fame. I've...

Score 88/100

Balblair 1975

Balblair recently changed from Vintages back to malts with age statements. Today, I will try an older release, from 2007, with a Balblair distilled in 1975, making it a 31 or 32 years old. That explains the price tag of around 450 EUR, but you’ll be hard pressed to still find a bottle. Bittersweet nose with lots of herbal touches. Like I’m in an...

Score 84/100

Balblair 1975 batch #2

Last week Balblair distillery has released a 2nd batch of their 1975 vintage. The new expression has been matured in American Ex-Sherry casks (rather than European ex-Sherry casks of batch #1 ) and is bottled at 46% , NCF, and no additional colouring added. Nose: Starting quite zesty with orange peel, some old bookshelves, Like entering a very old...

Score 90/100