Balblair - 18 Year Old
Balblair
Balblair - 18 Year Old's home is Balblair distillery, in the Highland region of Scotland.

Single Malt

Sale priceDA 22,100.00

Highland / 70cl / 46%

This 18 year old Highland single malt from Balblair was distilled in American oak ex-bourbon casks, followed by a period in first fill Spanish oak butts. 

Character & Taste Notes
Vanilla Vanilla
Oak Oak
Peach Peach
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Distillery Location
Balblair - 18 Year Old's home is Distillery Location distillery, in the Highland region of Scotland.

Balblair Distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery located in Edderton, Ross-shire, Scotland.

Founded in 1790, the distillery was rebuilt in 1895 by the designer Charles C Doig to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway line. However, so good was the original water source that the rebuilt distillery chose to ignore a nearby burn in favour of the original Ault Dearg burn. To this day, the Balblair Distillery continues to use this original water source.

Balblair Single Malt Whisky is bottled in vintages - the current bottlings being 2005, 1999, 1990 and 1983 - with the design inspired by the nearby Pictish stone Clach Biorach, which is thought to be 4000 years old. The 1989 vintage won a Gold Medal and was judged "best in class" in the 2007 International Wine & Spirits Competition and was recommended by Ian Buxton in 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die.

The distillery is now owned by Inver House Distillers Limited, whose other distilleries include the Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery, Knockdhu Distillery, Old Pulteney Distillery and Balmenach Distillery.

Region

Highland

Distillery Status

Operational

Size

70cl

Strength

46%

Age

18 Year Old

CHARACTER & TASTE NOTES

Immerse yourself in the depth of flavours from this delicious Whisky

Vanilla
Sweet and creamy, this flavour profile brings a comforting warmth with rich caramel undertones and a subtle hint of woody spice.
Oak
Warm and woody with a slight bitterness, this flavour profile brims with hints of vanilla with subtle notes of tannin and earthiness.
Peach
Evoking a sense of summer, this flavour profile provides indulgent notes of floral sweetness and subtle hints of honey with a mild tartness.

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