Bladnoch 1975 13 Year Old Cask Strength Intertrade

Bladnoch 10 Year Old

This review is of a sample of the highly regarded Bladnoch 10 released in 2019 and now sadly no longer available. The sample was kindly provided by @Timp. Nose Best way I could describe this is it smells of spring! Straw, cut grass. A bready note. Some creaminess and an ever so slight hint of confectionery. Palate Neat - some pepper on the...

Score 88/100

Bladnoch 22 Year Old 1977 Old Malt Cask

This Bladnoch has spent almost as long in the bottle than it has on the cask. It’s an older release in the Old Malt Cask series when the label was still part of Douglas Laing’s portfolio. This Lowlander, bottled at 50%, was distilled in the year that Star Wars hit the silver screen. Just sayin… Fan-tas-tic nose on white and yellow fruit, but with...

Score 88/100

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 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