Bladnoch 2001 9 Year Old Lightly Peated Cask #338

Bladnoch 16 Year Old Sheep Label

This is a very soft drinking whisky like all lowland whiskies. It has a nice citrus taste and smell. This whisky is almost as good as Rosebank. As Rosebank, Bladnoch has been closed but this distillery re-opened some years ago. The 16 and 18 year old are from before it has been closed so I am curious if it will taste the same as before.

Score 90/100

Bladnoch 18 Year Old Sheep Label

Nose: Intense lemon pie with whipped cream, lemon zest, a bit of salt, very malty, graham crackers, floral honey. Smells like spring. Taste: Quite floral and creamy, honeyed oak, lemon and lime juice with just enough sweetness to balance out the citrus. Finish: Lemons turn to limes with quite a lot of oak, but it's not unpleasant or...

Score 89/100

Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1991 for The Bonding Dram

I tried my First Bladnoch only two months ago. It was a 21yo from 1990, bottled by Malts of Scotland. I loved it. A month later, I was part of a select group of whisky aficionados that was invited to select a cask to be bottled for the 5th Anniversary of The Bonding Dram, a local whisky shop. Again, a 21 Year Old Bladnoch came out on top (together...

Score 87/100