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Balblair
18 year old
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Distillery:
Balblair
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Company:
Inver House Distillers
Parent Company
International Beverage Holdings
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Cask Maturation
Matured in Ex-Bourbon casks and finished in 1st-Fill Spanish oak butts
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Strength
46% ABV
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Note
Natural Colour
Non-Chill Filtered
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Distilled:
2001
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Bottled:
2019
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Price
115- 125
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Country:
Scotland
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Region
Highland
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Adres
Edderton, Tain, Ross-Shire, IV19 1LB, Scotland
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Website:
balblair.com
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Type:
Single Malt
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Volume:
70, 75 cl
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Age:
18 year old
Taste note
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Colour:
Amber
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Nose:
Starts off with sweetness, aromas lie honey, caramel and marmalade. Ripe oranges and citrus fruits in a combination with wood spices. also dried fruits and raisins.
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Palate:
Smooth and silk but full mouthfeel with lots of sweetness and dried fruits. Also raisins, nuts and wood spices. The marmalade, honey and caramel are definitely noticeable on the palate.
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Finish:
Long and complex with a spicy and sweet finish. also noticeable hints of smoke and earth.
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Conclusion:
Love the complexity and the sweetness in this single malt whisky. It gives you what you ask for the complexity and smoothness of a 18 year old whisky.
Flavor profile
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Sweet
Wood
Rich fruits
Other aromas
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- dark fruits
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- caramel
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- vanilla
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- wood
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- nuts
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- spices
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- citrus fruits
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- raisins
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- honey
