Description
Founded in 1895, Gordon & MacPhail has been bottling single malt whiskies for 120 years. This Balblair 1986 is an independent bottling from Gordon & MacPhail's Cask Strength range, distilled in 1986 and bottled in 2017.
Balblair
Balblair Cask Strength 31 Year Old, Sherry Hogshead Cask, Cask #12649, 1986, Gordon & MacPhail, 49.5%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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- Region
- Highland
- Age
- 31 Years
- Vintage
- 1986
- Bottled
- 2017
- ABV
- 49.5%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Balblair
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry Hogshead
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
- Peated
- Unpeated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 12649
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 48
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- N.A
- Presentation
- Tube
- Series highlights
- Cask Strength
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- The Whisky Exchange Exclusive, Whisky Show Old & Rare 2017
- Allocation
- The Whisky Exchange
- Nose
- Cantaloupe melons and lemons, orange zest, then also overripe banana. Muesli. Something of mint ganache. Damp wood – it oozes old warehouse. Underneath there are hints of yeasty dough and brass polish. Wet tobacco.
- Palate
- fresher, with bright oranges and lemons, lots of waxy notes, a little pine resin and growing spices. Pepper and liquorice. Still this minty edge. Not immensely complex, but really elegant.
- Finish
- long, on stewed fruits, oak, nutmeg and eucalyptus.