Bladnoch 15 Year Old Sherry Butt #2617

Bladnoch 17 YO Californian Wine Cask Finish

Most of you reading this know that I have had a soft spot for Bladnoch since I tasted my first bottle of their 10 YO sherry-cask matured (Sheep label). In those days, I was whisky naïve and entranced by the fairy tale story of the Armstrong brothers and how they resurrected the distillery after it had been abandoned by Diageo. But then the fairy...

Score 84/100

Bladnoch Samsara

Samsara is the entry level malt of the ‘new’ Bladnoch that is being run by Australian businessman David Prior since 2015. This is a NAS-whisky, obviously composed with stocks that were laid down by Raymond Armstrong and his team. The ABV is to my liking. Insiders claim that the contents is at least 8 years old, matured on bourbon casks and red...

Score 69/100

Bladnoch 8yr OB 2009 55%

Nose : Subtle, slight youthness. Typical Bladnoch, Sweet spiced honey Palate : Fresh, clean, mint, citrus, nutty Finish : Very Long This is a warming winterdram The distillery character comes thrue very nice and clear, cask influence is matched here. Long long finish, nice dram for cold mornings It's a sniper, the notes comes running in your...

Score 90/100

Bladnoch 10 Year Old

As dark clouds gather above the Bladnoch distillery, just three years from its second centennial, how about a review of the 10yo by Raymond Armstrong? Nose: a briny nose, with farmy notes like hay, malt and yeast in the background. A second layer improves the nose with hints of iodine, peat, a few fruity tones of figs and citrus accompanied by a...

Score 84/100