Blair Athol 1975 24 Year Old Independent Bottling

Blair Athol 14 Year Old 2006

The Single Malts of Scotland is a label from Elixir Distillers. Should that name be unfamiliar, then Sukhinder Singh will probably ring a bell. No? Think The Whisky Exchange. Ah, now you know who I mean, I can tell. This Blair Athol matured for 14 years on a hogshead, yet is very pale. The nose starts relatively closed. It takes a few moments...

Score 83/100

Blair Athol 12 Year Old

Nose: nutty, peat, smoky bacon, sherry, malt. Palate: Smoke, malt, lemons, dried fruit, cinnamon toast. Finish: Long, smoky and sweet that turn drying. A remarkable surprise. A really nice smoky peated malt. Well balanced, smooth mouth feel, engaging and very Moorish.

Score 85/100

Blair Athol 12 Year Old

First hit on the nose is vanilla - very strong. Underlying that is dried fruit - raisins, sultanas, figs. The fruit and vanilla combines like Christmas cake. A nice cinammon spiciness is evident too. Gentle and mellow. Quite a rich full-bodied mouthfeel too - more so than I'd expect from a 12yo. Again fruit dessert flavours dominate with the...

Score 79/100

Blair Athol 10 Year Old 2007 Signatory Vintage

‘Hey, Mark, I have here a Blair Athol. I was wondering if you had tried it yet.’ I confess, with almost 4500 tasted whiskies on my counter, I do not know this by heart. ‘I’ll have to check my website,’ I declare. ‘It’s not on there,’ Benny declares, expectantly holding the bottle with a good measure still in it. ‘Well, then I have not yet tried...

Score 79/100