Balblair 1991 20 Year Old Private Collection Gordon & Macphail

Balblair 1999 - 2nd Release

There have already been two releases of the vintage 1999. They were both composed of the same type of casks (bourbon and sherry), but the first release was for Travel Retail in 1 liter bottles. Strangely enough, that was bottled in 2015, while this second release (in regular 70cl bottles and available at the time for 65 to 70 EUR) was bottled in...

Score 84/100

Balblair 1997

Nose: Sweet banana nut bread, honey cream , milk chocolate Taste: Light smoke in Crisp mountain Air , spice to medium sweetness, banana cream pie , raisins drizzled with milk chocolate , smooth. Finish: A Coffee shop sprinkled doughnut with a touch of spice. Pear syrup over cream crackers. Overall: A very nice apertif , fresh , light , creamy ,...

Score 85/100

Balblair 1966

This old Balblair was bottled in 2004, long before the distillery started releasing their so-called vintages. This one came from refill sherry butts. It is the oldest Balblair I have tried to date, produced before I landed upon this planet, which is always a bit of a treat. Ha! At this age, you would think that the nose would show loads of wood,...

Score 93/100

Balblair 1983 - 1st Release

Oh, no, not again? This is the so-called First Release, bottled in 2013, but in 2014 there was another bottling by Balblair named 1983 First Release. It is driving me crazy. Well, let us forget the illogical order and simply enjoy this fine dram. For it is a fine dram. Read on! A soft and delicious nose full of tropical fruit: mango, passion...

Score 88/100