Blair Athol 8 Year Old Pure Malt Scotch Whisky (750ml) - Old bottling
Highlands,
SCOTLAND
$299. 00
Bottle
$3588.00 Dozen
ABV: 40%
A mid 1980s bottling from this hard-to-find distillery, imported into Australia by Thomas Hardy & Sons back in the day.
Note: the label shows some scuffing. Other reviews... Colour: light amber. First nosing: light, fresh. It starts on notes of grain and light caramel, with quite some apple compote and abbey beer. Feint hints of smoke and rubber. Perhaps a bit sulphury. Develops on mown grass and dried herbs. Some notes of fresh butter. Not overly interesting but not too bad at all. Palate: the mouth feel is somewhat creamy, and the attack is on a lot of caramel, crème brulée, vanilla sauce, burnt cake... It then gets quite perfumy (in a nice way), with some Turkish delight, orange water... Some notes of roasted peanuts... The finish isn't too long but rather flawless. It's far, very far from being complex but it's easily sippable. A good all-rounder that would please anybody, even plain newcomers, provided it hadn't become a collector's item! 80 points. - Serge Valentin, whiskyfun.com Founded in 1798 by John Steward and Robert Robertson, and originally named 'Aldour', after the Allt Dour burn water source, Blair Athol is one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland. It closed in 1932 after which the venture was bought by Arthur Bell and Sons, but didn't open again until it was rebuilt in 1949. In 1973 two stills were added to the existing two. Not surprisingly, it is today the signature malt of the Bell's blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. The house style is typically rich, spiced, gingery and nutty.
Note: the label shows some scuffing. Other reviews... Colour: light amber. First nosing: light, fresh. It starts on notes of grain and light caramel, with quite some apple compote and abbey beer. Feint hints of smoke and rubber. Perhaps a bit sulphury. Develops on mown grass and dried herbs. Some notes of fresh butter. Not overly interesting but not too bad at all. Palate: the mouth feel is somewhat creamy, and the attack is on a lot of caramel, crème brulée, vanilla sauce, burnt cake... It then gets quite perfumy (in a nice way), with some Turkish delight, orange water... Some notes of roasted peanuts... The finish isn't too long but rather flawless. It's far, very far from being complex but it's easily sippable. A good all-rounder that would please anybody, even plain newcomers, provided it hadn't become a collector's item! 80 points. - Serge Valentin, whiskyfun.com Founded in 1798 by John Steward and Robert Robertson, and originally named 'Aldour', after the Allt Dour burn water source, Blair Athol is one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland. It closed in 1932 after which the venture was bought by Arthur Bell and Sons, but didn't open again until it was rebuilt in 1949. In 1973 two stills were added to the existing two. Not surprisingly, it is today the signature malt of the Bell's blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. The house style is typically rich, spiced, gingery and nutty.