Bladnoch 1964 13 Year Old Cadenhead's

Bladnoch 16 Year Old 1992 SMWS 50.39 Scrumptious cockles

Bladnoch is another one of those distilleries that does not appear on my scope very often, but a while ago I got this sample of a 16 years old from 1992, bottled in 2009, but my buddy Manny. It’s a Scotch Malt Whisky Society release, named ‘Scrumptious cockles’. I wonder how this will manifest itself in this Lowland whisky. Fresh, grassy and...

Score 86/100

Bladnoch 1991

Neat at the lobby bar of Hotel Puerta América, Madrid. It pours rather pale, more than we are usually used to when it comes to whisky: clean pale wheat is the color. Aroma is intense, even very intense: Cayenne pepper, vanilla, cinnamon and citrus such as lemon or orange peel. It's quite powerful and warm, so ice is not a bad idea. Rather pungent...

Score 90/100

Bladnoch 14 Year Old 2021 Release

Dr Nick Savage has been working as a Master Distiller at Bladnoch since 2018. If that name doesn't ring a bell: Savage is a former Master Distiller at Macallan! But four years ago he made a so-called horizontal shift to this Lowlander, because he believed that he could put a completely new range on the map. And I must confess, since the...

Score 85/100

Bladnoch Cambus 24 yo (Bladnoch Forum)

Moving back in time to the remains of my Bladnoch bottle share samples. This time we’re dealing with Cambus (Camb-what?! you ask?), So, yeah. Cambus WAS a grain distillery located in the lowlands and was closed in 1993. Most Single malt snobs (mainly those who don’t have a clue) do not drink Grain whisky, although those who have tried some old and...

Score 83/100