Bladnoch 1965 17 Year Old Cadenhead's

Bladnoch 11 Year Old Sherry Matured Sheep's label

I've been waiting for this for ages. A few months ago I ordered it online and it shipped to my friend in the US. A couple of months ago he brought it over, and we FINALLY got to sit down to a dram over Skype with two identical bottles from the same cask. I haven't had a dram of Bladnoch in close to half a year. This is the 11 year old, probably...

Score 94/100

Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1990 Single Cask Collection

This Bladnoch was distilled in the ear of United Distillers, so before the Irishman Raymond Armstrong came along in 1995 to take over. The Austrian Single Cask Collection bottled this cask in 2011 after a 21 year maturation on a bourbon hoggie. This is only my third Bladnoch and again one at 21 years of age. Go figure. The nose is very clean,...

Score 82/100

Bladnoch 22 Year Old 1977 Old Malt Cask

This Bladnoch has spent almost as long in the bottle than it has on the cask. It’s an older release in the Old Malt Cask series when the label was still part of Douglas Laing’s portfolio. This Lowlander, bottled at 50%, was distilled in the year that Star Wars hit the silver screen. Just sayin… Fan-tas-tic nose on white and yellow fruit, but with...

Score 88/100

Bladnoch Adela 15 Year Old / Sherry Cask

When David Prior – who made his fortune selling yoghurt – took over Bladnoch in 2015, some 2500 casks of maturing whisky were included in the deal. This Adela is composed with casks that matured for at least 15 years. American oak and Spanish oloroso casks have held the spirit for that long. Adela is synonymous with ‘noble’. The nose is a lot more...

Score 74/100