Description
An intriguing single cask release from Balblair distillery, distilled in 1990 and left to mature for 23 years in a cask that previously held a peated malt. Bottled in 2013 at cask strength, 50.4% vol.
Balblair
Balblair Single Cask 23 Year Old, Bourbon Cask (Islay Peated Malt Finish), Cask #1466, 2013, 50.4%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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- Region
- Highland
- Age
- 23 Years
- Vintage
- 1990
- Bottled
- 2013
- ABV
- 50.4%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Balblair
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Bourbon Cask (Islay Peated Malt Finish)
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 1466
- 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
- N.A
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Box
- Series highlights
- Master of Malt Exclusive
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- Master of Malt Exclusive
- Allocation
- Master of Malt
- Nose
- Slightly peaty with hints of peat and smoke, vanilla, oak, spices, Balblair fruitiness, apple, cinnamon, hay, unripe pears, and lime zest. Also notes of freshly squeezed apple juice, subtle peat, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Creamy smooth malt with peppery peat smoke and vanilla bourbon notes.
- Palate
- Slightly peppery with light hints of peat and smoke, apple, pear, crushed black pepper, and a slight saltiness. Dry smoke with yellow fruit and spices. Initial sweetness gives way to peat, becoming savory with short-crust pastry, caramelized bananas, and Nasturtium leaf. Oily mouthfeel with spices and smoke intertwining with malty character.
- Finish
- Spiciness with red cinnamon and pepper, oak, apple, lemon, lime, and dry wood smoke. Herbaceous with mint and parsley, leading to menthol peat. Hints of bitumen and ash, melding into a fruity, gristy, meaty 'ball'. Spicy long finish with menthol fresh and tingly mouthfeel and subtle wood notes.