Balblair 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl

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All these whisky expressions are well priced and easily compare to other high-end expressions for which you would pay considerably more. We may, but are not under any obligation, to release new functionalities and tools or other features for the Service every now and then. Any new functionalities, tools and features shall be part of and governed by the Terms from the moment they are launched and/or available. Further, we reserve the right to modify, change, discontinue the Service, add or remove features, update the Service, change its appearance, temporarily and permanently, at any time, in whole or any part thereof. The second whisky in the Balblair Collection, Balblair 15 Year Old is a full-bodied, velvety single malt that has been matured in ex-bourbon casks and finished in first-fill Spanish oak butts. This creates a rich, sweet whisky with spicy aromas of honey, gingerbread and prunes. The palate is velvety-smooth and full of dark chocolate, tropical fruit and warm spice notes. Founded in 1790 by John Ross, he ran Balblair as a thriving business and in 1824 he was joined by his son, Andrew. The distillery became a true family affair, with the Ross clan running the distillery for some 100 years, before finally selling to Alexander Cowan, a successful wine merchant from Inverness, in 1894. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, the remainder of the Terms shall continue in full force and effect.

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The second run in Balblair’s revamped line of single malt is the 15 year old. The whisky sees a first stage of aging in ex-bourbon barrels, which is then transferred for a finish in first-fill butts of Spanish oak (essentially Sherry casks that weren’t used to age Sherry). Balblair 15 is bottled at 46% ABV. PALATE: Dried apple rings, cinnamon and nutmeg spiciness and dried oak. Dark chocolate covered orange slices, red berries and summer fruit salad drizzled with honey. Delicious and rich. I so enjoyed the 15 yo that I finished my glass without even adding a bit of water.

Balblair 15 year old is aged in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in 1st fill Oloroso Sherry casks. It is bottled at 46% abv at a minimum 15 years. The new core range of Balblair is non-chill filtered, which is a good thing to have for this whisky. How Does This Taste? Our Service is an online platform which provides Members with information (e.g. bottle facts, market-indices, market values and prices) on (mostly) whisky and allows Members to add information to the platform. We do not sell, nor does the Service provide any option to buy, any alcoholic products.The following year, the distillery was rebuilt at a new location just half a mile down the road – a strategic move to be closer to the Edderton Railway Station on the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway line. However, although the new location was also close to a ‘burn’, the quality of the water was found not to be nearly as good as that of the distillery’s original source, the Allt Dearg, so the decision was made to continue using the water from the original burn. To this day, the Balblair Distillery continues to use this original water source.