Bladnoch 10 Year Old 1st Release Flora & Fauna

Bladnoch 10 Year Old

Bladnoch is not a high profile distillery and I therefore approached this bottling with no preconceptions. I tasted without adding water as it comes in at 43%. It has a delicious citrus and marmalade aroma and I found myself nosing this for a full 10 minutes before diving in. I was rewarded when I did with a full flavour of honey and more rich...

Score 90/100

Bladnoch Cambus 24 yo (Bladnoch Forum)

Moving back in time to the remains of my Bladnoch bottle share samples. This time we’re dealing with Cambus (Camb-what?! you ask?), So, yeah. Cambus WAS a grain distillery located in the lowlands and was closed in 1993. Most Single malt snobs (mainly those who don’t have a clue) do not drink Grain whisky, although those who have tried some old and...

Score 83/100

Bladnoch 22 Year Old 1990 Liquid Treasures

Liquid Treasures is a young German bottler that has about 30 casks on their resumé so far. From the Lowlands they already bottled a Littlemill 1988 and this Bladnoch 1990. The nose is very aromatic on yellow apples, grapefruit, breakfast cereals, vanilla and crystal sugar. It is sweeter than most Bladnoch, I think. The breakfast cereals evolve...

Score 84/100

Bladnoch 26 Year Old 1990 The Nectar Anniversary Edition

Bladnoch, near Wigtown in the Lowlands, has a bit of a rough recent history. The Irishman Raymond Armstrong reopened it in 2000 but had to close it in 2014 – on the court’s order – after a dispute with his brother. The Australian business man David Prior – famous for his five:am yoghurt, a company he sold for 52 million! – bought it in 2015 and...

Score 86/100