Balblair 10 Year Old Gordon & Macphail

Balblair 12 Year Old 2008 Connoisseurs Choice

Whisky Warehouse is the Belgian importer and representative of Gordon & Macphail and regularly a bottling is launched especially for them. This is one of those: a Blair Athol in the Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength series. The color alone makes my mouth water. It’s leaves nice legs onto the glass. Sticky. Very sweet on the nose with those...

Score 87/100

Balblair 1997

Sweet... first nose off of the glass. smooth, banana does come off too, heavily after the 2nd and 3rd nose. It's all pretty simple at this point. The palate develops nicely and moves to make a stronger statement. The slight sweetness stays, but quickly adds pepper/spice and mild, almost wafting wasabi experience through your head.... a euphoric...

Score 88/100

Balblair 2000 2nd release bottled 2017

Bottle has been open about 6 weeks. Is 2/3 full and diminishing fast! This likes a little water imo. Not too much. 1/2 a teaspoon in a 50ml pour. Nose Some sherry notes. Dried fruits, Orange flavoured boiled sweets, hot chocolate, bees wax, green apples. Something that I couldn't place and then it just came to me, I get a whiff of this instant...

Score 92/100

Balblair 1997

The Grapes of Wrath come to mind when thinking about this youngest of the Balblair 'vintages'. Like the vintage movie classic, Balblair 1997 could become on of the classics. Well, at least based on my review... The grapes are surely there and there's a little bit of wrath in the bitter aftertaste but I still like the full and fruity palate of this...

Score 88/100