Blair Athol reviews

One of the few official bottlings from Blair Ahtol is this 27 Year Old from 1975, released by Diageo in their Rare Malts Selection. Diageo took control of the distillery in 1998, acquiring it from Arthur…

Did you know that Blair Ahtol originally was called Aldour Distillery? No? No matter, not many do. But they had a difficult start, to say the least. Founded in 1798, thus being one of Scotland’s oldest…

Blair Athol can be found in Pitlochry, a stone’s throw away from the little Edradour distillery. The production water is taken from the Allt Dour Burn, meaning ‘the burn of the otter’. The first name of…

First hit on the nose is vanilla - very strong. Underlying that is dried fruit - raisins, sultanas, figs. The fruit and vanilla combines like Christmas cake. A nice cinammon spiciness is evident too.…

Let me start up front with the fact that my experience with Blair Athol is limited. I tried the regular 12 Year Old Fauna & Flora at the Laichmoray Hotel in Elgin which I found to be lacking. I tried the…

This flora and fauna 12 year old is the only official distillery bottling and it is a full bodied whisky matured in sherry casks. Nose: Sticky toffee pudding, dark fruits, rich and spicy. Ginger cake.…

Jurgen’s Whiskyhuis, a Belgian retailer, recently held an open day, presenting an exclusive world premiere: his own bottling of this 25 Year Old Blair Athol. It is a distillery that does not get bottled…

Blair Atholl is part of Diageo's Flora & Fauna range. It's a Highland Malt and mainly matured in ex-bourbon refills and some ex-sherry casks. Caramel, coffee cream and nuts are there on the nose, there's…