1993 Gordon & Macphail Balblair 24 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

The last bottling of this sold out apace... Beautiful colour to what looks like another bombshell Balblair - all matured in first fill Sherry casks and bottled all natural at 51.6% Alc./Vol. And the price is very reasonable. 624 bottles produced. A handful available.

Notes from the bottlers... Aroma: Rich and sherried: juicy plum mixes with clove and cinnamon; brown sugar and fudge mature into red apple sprinkled with cocoa powder and an underlying citrus peel edge. Taste: Creamy and smooth, stewed plum, raspberry, and apple combine with cinnamon and orange peel. Hints of roasted chestnuts transform into tart cherry and oak. Finish: Long and spicy with lingering dark chocolate. 51.6% Alc./Vol.

In the 1960s, G&M's 'Connoisseurs Choice' range broke new ground, giving a platform to many of Scotland’s single malt distilleries from across all regions, some of which had never before been bottled as single malts. Most recently they've overhauled their porfolio with a sleek new contemporary look. Expressions are now divided into three main flavour profiles: smoky (silver label), Sherry cask-matured (blue label) and Bourbon cask-matured (green label).