Product Description
A special release of 30-year-old Balblair 1986, selected by us and bottled for the inaugural Whisky Show: Old & Rare, which took place in Glasgow in February 2017. And old-fashioned dram, with endless complexity and strong distillery character.
Style
Style
- Body4
- Richness3
- Smoke0
- Sweetness3
Character
Character
Lemon
Vanilla
Banana
Resin
Biscuits
Clove
Product Facts
Product Facts
Bottler
Gordon & MacPhail
Series
Cask Strength (Gordon & MacPhail)
Age
Vintage
Bottling Date
January 2017
No of Bottles
48
Country
Scotland
Region
Highland
Cask Type
Refill Sherry Hogshead
Cask Number
12649
Chill Filtered
No
Colouring
No
Balblair 1986 Gordon & MacPhail for Whisky Show Old & Rare
70cl / 49.5%
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Tasting Notes
Tasting notes by Billy Abbott (The Whisky Exchange)
Nose
Waxed lemons and spiced sponge-cake batter lead the nose – an in-progress lemon-drizzle cake. Sweet honeysuckle and barley sugar follow, with dried banana and rolled oats. Sweetness builds: porridge with a drizzle of golden syrup, hints of spicy wood resin and sweet wax polish. After a few minutes in the glass, more citrus develops: flamed orange zest.
Palate
Juicy and sweet at first, with freshly squeezed oranges and lemons covered in butter icing. Spice and resinous notes build, balancing the sweetness, and lemon zest is backed up by Hobnob biscuits and Stroopwaffel. Spice builds towards the end: liquorice root, clove and hot cinnamon.
Finish
The spice lingers, and poached lemons, damp oak and spiced cookie dough develop. As things fade, the oak and lemon remain.