Blair Athol 21yo 46% Cadenhead's
Another bourbon-matured highlander, this time from Cadenhead's, I have had some good experiences with Blair Athol, but I have to admit I'm kind of on unknown territory on this one. Colour is intense yellow, almost green. It smells grassy, sweet, vanilla, applejuice and liquorice. The taste is fantastic, sweet, vanilla, lemon, sugary, malt syrup, pepper and unripe red apples. The aftertaste is peppery, a bit dry and very sweet, grape juice.
A bit of water gives it an even more round flavour.
Blair Athol, anything but your usual malt: 9
Blair Athol 8yo 40% Arthur Bell & Co
A bottling from the 70's, slightly evaporated. A soft and refreshing nose, woodlands. A very nice and smoky, mild cheddary taste. It's a classic light-smoky and easy drinking malt, actually it's far better than the new F&F bottlings by Diageo from this distillery. The aftertaste is like sauna air, hot and oaky.
Good stuff from the old days: 6
Blair Athol 12yo 43% OB Flora and Fauna
Blair Athol doesn't bring much single malts to the market, so this is interesting. The odors are very rich and strong, lots of good sweetness, like in some tawny ports. Seems sophisticated. The taste extends my first impression for a while, then goes over in a more woody and burnt notion. Give a bit water and I find a bitter smokiness coming on.
Different in many ways: 6.5
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