Balblair 1966 38 Year Old Spanish Oak Cask

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 Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Balblair 1991 , 21 yo, Cask 1612

Nose: Lemon pie, Vanilla, wood, candied papaya. Palate: The lemon is all gone, while the vanilla is still here. Fruit,sweet malty goodness. candied fruit. Finish: wood,pear drops,some dried fruit sweetness,dry.

Score 88/100

Balblair 12 Year Old 2006 Hand Bottling

It’s hard to resist the exclusive distillery bottlings where you are actually visiting the distillery. Trust me, been there more than my wallet cares to remember. But this one was filled by my Dutch buddy Marcel and he was so gracious as to send me a sample. This Balblair matured for 12 years. It’s a single cask at cask strength, something you do...

Score 83/100

Balblair Aged 18 Years

Day 19 was a Bowmore 12 so I skipped that one as I've reviewed it before (and being one of Pam's favourites, I'm extremely familiar with that dram - I do really like it!) But today, we have another Balblair, this time one of the newer age statement expressions. The 18 Year Old is matured primarily in American oak ex-bourbon casks, then finished in...

Score 75/100