Balblair 18 Years

Balblair
Balblair
Balblair
Customer review
4.5 (16)
Taste profile
Fruit Fruit Oak Oak Pear Pear Sherry Sherry
Type Single Malt Whisky
Aroma Rich with caramel sweets and baked pear. Notes of new leather in the background.
Taste Balanced with apricots, spicy oak notes and vanilla sauce.
Finish Long and warming with fresh spices and sultanas.
Region Highlands
Maturation Ex-Bourbon casks and First Fill Butts from Spain
non-chill filtered
Balblair
available immediately
0,7 l · 46 % vol
148,50 €
212,14 €/l
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Product description

Product description
Balblair is located in the small town of Edderton in the Scottish Highlands. The distillery takes its time producing the Single Malts, which are matured in traditional 'dunnage' warehouses with clay soils.
In 2019, the distillery introduced a new Core Range, which will replace the Core Range that previously consisted of vintage bottlings.
This 18-year-old Single Malt was matured in ex-bourbon casks and then in first-fill Spanish oak casks, which give the malt additional depth.
Distributor
Inver House Distillers (ROI) Ltd. Dublin 7 /IE
Designation
Whisky
Country of origin
Scotland
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The Distillery: Balblair

Balblair is one of the most northern distilleries of Scottland. It lies right next to the Dornoch Firth and was established in 1790. The distillery character is best described as 'very fruity and sweet Speyside Malt'. Balblair means fertile valley, but also battlefield. This is traceable to a battle between the Picts and the Vikings many centuries ago. read more
Status
Open
Country, Region
Scotland, Highlands
Founding year
1790
Balblair 15 Years
(113)

Whisky.de Award July 2019

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Customer reviews

Average from 16 reviews
4,5 stars
5 stars
11
4 stars
4
3 stars
1
2 stars
0
1 star
0

Flavour reviews

Aroma
Fruit Fruit
100% (16)
Sherry Sherry
50% (7)
Pear Pear
50% (7)
Leather Leath.
40% (6)
Herb Herb
40% (6)
Sweet Sweet
40% (5)
Vanilla Vanil.
30% (4)
Spices Spices
20% (3)
Chocolate Choco.
20% (2)
Oak Oak
20% (2)
Banana Banana
20% (2)
Raisin Raisin
20% (2)
Caramel Caram.
20% (2)
Herbs Herbs
20% (2)
Berries Berri.
10% (1)
Pineapple Pinea.
10% (1)
Nuts Nuts
10% (1)
Malt Malt
10% (1)
Apple Apple
10% (1)
Plum Plum
10% (1)
Heather Heath.
10% (1)
Date Date
10% (1)
Floral Floral
10% (1)
Hazelnut Hazel.
10% (1)
Nutmeg Nutmeg
10% (1)
Grapefruit Grape.
10% (1)
Clove Clove
10% (1)
Cinnamon Cinna.
10% (1)
Zitrus Zitrus
10% (1)
Taste
Fruit Fruit
100% (11)
Oak Oak
100% (11)
Sweet Sweet
100% (11)
Vanilla Vanil.
50% (5)
Sherry Sherry
40% (4)
Spices Spices
40% (4)
Pear Pear
40% (4)
Herb Herb
40% (4)
Chocolate Choco.
30% (3)
Herbs Herbs
30% (3)
Leather Leath.
20% (2)
Honey Honey
20% (2)
Dried Fruit Dried.
10% (1)
Nuts Nuts
10% (1)
Grass Grass
10% (1)
Orange Orange
10% (1)
Heather Heath.
10% (1)
Dark Chocolate Dark.
10% (1)
Pepper Pepper
10% (1)
Date Date
10% (1)
Oil Oil
10% (1)
Nutmeg Nutmeg
10% (1)
Fig Fig
10% (1)
Clove Clove
10% (1)
Cinnamon Cinna.
10% (1)
Zitrus Zitrus
10% (1)
Finish
Oak Oak
100% (9)
Spices Spices
90% (8)
Sherry Sherry
80% (7)
Raisin Raisin
70% (6)
Sweet Sweet
60% (5)
Vanilla Vanil.
30% (2)
Malt Malt
30% (2)
Fruit Fruit
20% (1)
Chocolate Choco.
20% (1)
Pepper Pepper
20% (1)
Cake Cake
20% (1)
Herb Herb
20% (1)

Reviews

MacRunrig
on 25.02.2024
Aroma: Aroma: Intensiv würzig und fruchtig; herbsüß. Birnenkompott mit Rosinen, Datteln und getrocknete Aprikosen; Gewürzkombo mit Muskatnuss und Zimt.

Geschmack: Würzig-fruchtig, herbsüß. Markante Eichentannine, nur ganz leicht bitter. Trockenfrüchte: Datteln und Aprikosen; ein wenig englische Orangenmarmelade; dunkle Schokolade. Eine edle Gewürzmischung: Muskatnuss, Zimt, ein Hauch Pfeffer.

Abgang: Lang, mit sehr harmonischem Ausklang der Gewürz- und Fruchtnoten; markante Eiche.

Kommentar: Ein sehr feiner Balblair, komplex und ausdrucksstark. Die Klagelieder wegen des Wechsels von den Vintage-Abfüllungen zu Altersangaben waren wohl doch etwas verfrüht! Fünf Sterne (von 5).
Sebastian
on 23.01.2024
verified
Aroma: Fruit Sherry

Geschmack: Pear Leather Vanilla

Abgang: Vanilla Oak

Kommentar: Klasse Whisky!
Andreas
on 01.07.2023
verified
Aroma: Fruit

Geschmack: Pear Spices

Abgang: Oak

Kommentar: Der passende Dram zum Film "Angels' Share – Ein Schluck für die Engel"
Leitner
on 26.06.2023
verified
Kommentar:
Oak Sherry Honey Grass
pverenkotte
on 30.12.2022
Aroma: komplex: dunkel, Eiche, Schokolade, Haselnuss, dunkle rote Früchte; sauinteressant in der Nase - im Vergleich zum 15er DEUTLICH reifer, älter, komplexer; spanische Eiche deutlich wahrnehmbar, Leder, Nelken, Früchtebrot; mit der Zeit kommen Vanille und Karamell deutlich durch

Geschmack: weich, viele Kräuter, Holz, Nelken, voll Eiche, DUNKLE Früchte (aber eher wenig), viele Gewürze; Schokolade, Teeblätter

Abgang: sehr kräuterig, holzig, würzig; lang

Kommentar: kräftiger, vollmundiger, würziger kräutriger, Schoko-Holz-Malt; auch der (ähnlich wie der 15er): not my cup of tea; im Vergleich ist (z.B.) der Speyburn 18 VIEL fruchtiger
Harald
on 16.12.2022
verified
Aroma: Fruit Sweet

Geschmack: Pear Leather

Abgang: Herb Vanilla

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