Bladnoch 2001 9 Year Old Lightly Peated

Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1991 for The Bonding Dram

I tried my First Bladnoch only two months ago. It was a 21yo from 1990, bottled by Malts of Scotland. I loved it. A month later, I was part of a select group of whisky aficionados that was invited to select a cask to be bottled for the 5th Anniversary of The Bonding Dram, a local whisky shop. Again, a 21 Year Old Bladnoch came out on top (together...

Score 87/100

Bladnoch 2001 10 Year Old Cask #284

One day, on November 18th 2001, someone filled sherry butt #284 with lightly peated new make at the Bladnoch distillery. On July 13th 2012 they dumped the butt into bottles, and this is the fine result (thanks to @Nozinan for the sample). The colour is a very pale straw. Sweet and musty on the nose, with chili dark chocolate, burnt rubber,...

Score 88/100

Bladnoch 18 Year Old Sheep Label

Nose: Intense lemon pie with whipped cream, lemon zest, a bit of salt, very malty, graham crackers, floral honey. Smells like spring. Taste: Quite floral and creamy, honeyed oak, lemon and lime juice with just enough sweetness to balance out the citrus. Finish: Lemons turn to limes with quite a lot of oak, but it's not unpleasant or...

Score 89/100

Bladnoch 20 Year Old 1992 Malts of Scotland

Bladnoch is a distillery that has not appeared often on my blog. I have only tried three so far, including the fantastic Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1991 for The Bonding Dram, that I helped select. It is the first time for me, however, to try a Bladnoch that matured on a sherry cask. Well, after the first whiff, I do not exaclty think of Lowland. This is...

Score 85/100