Balblair 10 Year Old Bottled 1980s Gordon & Macphail Distillery Label

Balblair 2002

As I’ve mentioned in the last post about the 1975 vintage Balblair, another new vintage will be released shortly by the guys from Edderton: a much younger 2002 edition. Again, this one will be bottled at 46% ABV , NCV, and no colouring added. As opposed to the 1975, this liquid was aged in 100% Ex-Bourbon casks. Pricing has not been announced yet,...

Score 83/100

Balblair 1966

This old Balblair was bottled in 2004, long before the distillery started releasing their so-called vintages. This one came from refill sherry butts. It is the oldest Balblair I have tried to date, produced before I landed upon this planet, which is always a bit of a treat. Ha! At this age, you would think that the nose would show loads of wood,...

Score 93/100

Balblair 1991

Balblair has a reputation as a light, fruity, summertime whisky, and I agree with this assessment insofar as the three Balblair expressions in my cabinet go. They all remind me somewhat of basic Glenfiddich 12, yet bolder and mellower, in that the flavors are more vibrant and defined while the body is smoother with fewer rough edges. This 18 year...

Score 88/100

Balblair 2000

As the late Rosemary Clooney sang: Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give you candy Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give a you Apple a plum and apricot-a too eh Come on-a my house, my house I'm gonna give a you Figs and dates and grapes and cakes… That’s virtually a review of Balblair 2000, nearly 50 years before its time. This is...

Score 85/100