Bladnoch 1992 19 Year Old Sherry Butt #2618

Bladnoch Samsara

Samsara is the entry level malt of the ‘new’ Bladnoch that is being run by Australian businessman David Prior since 2015. This is a NAS-whisky, obviously composed with stocks that were laid down by Raymond Armstrong and his team. The ABV is to my liking. Insiders claim that the contents is at least 8 years old, matured on bourbon casks and red...

Score 69/100

Bladnoch 16 Year Old Sheep Label

This is a very soft drinking whisky like all lowland whiskies. It has a nice citrus taste and smell. This whisky is almost as good as Rosebank. As Rosebank, Bladnoch has been closed but this distillery re-opened some years ago. The 16 and 18 year old are from before it has been closed so I am curious if it will taste the same as before.

Score 90/100

Bladnoch New Make Spirit

I think it is now common knowledge, but I’ll say it again: I have a weakness for new make. So... when Joren passed by and offered a sample of Bladnoch, I was very pleasantly surprised, because I hadn't tasted it yet! The new make smells very clean. And surprisingly soft. Slightly creamy, even. The panoply of flat-boiled vegetables is less...

Score 80/100

Bladnoch 10 Year Old Bourbon Cask

Back when the Armstrong brothers owned this Lowland distillery, I was a big fan. They released mostly single barrel bottlings of 10, 11 and 12 YO whisky, some lightly peated, mostly sherry cask matured, and you never quite know what you would get when you opened the bottle, but it was usually good. This expression is likely the product of the...

Score 80/100