Bladnoch 20 Year Old Distillery Label

Bladnoch New Make Spirit

I think it is now common knowledge, but I’ll say it again: I have a weakness for new make. So... when Joren passed by and offered a sample of Bladnoch, I was very pleasantly surprised, because I hadn't tasted it yet! The new make smells very clean. And surprisingly soft. Slightly creamy, even. The panoply of flat-boiled vegetables is less...

Score 80/100

Bladnoch 11 Year Old Sherry Matured

I've not ventured into Lowland territory much before. The only ones I've tried previously are the entry-level Auchentoshans and Glenkinchie - both of which I was less than impressed with. This Bladnoch however is something else altogether. Very creamy on the nose with strong raspberry aromas - it kind of reminds of that red sticky juice I'd get on...

Score 92/100

Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1990 Malts of Scotland

The well-known German bottler Malts of Scotland has just released a whole new series of bottlings, in a completely new outfit (with a tube instead of a box). It is their so-called spring release, containing 9 bottles. We will be trying a couple of those in the next few days. We start off with a Bladnoch, a first both for MoS as for myself....

Score 86/100

Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1991 Riverstown

Bladnoch is the kind of distillery that you do not often come accross. Certainly not an official one. A lot has to do, I think, with the fact that the distillery had been for sale for over a year. Raymond and Colin Armstrong and two partners bought the distillery from Diageo in 1994, but two owners (including Colin) wanted to sell it, while to...

Score 85/100