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Blair Athol 8 Year Old Circa 1980's 75cl, Oak Cask, 1980, 40%
Blair Athol

Blair Athol 8 Year Old Circa 1980's 75cl, Oak Cask, 1980, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 4
Average Score
Avg 83
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Description

Originally called Ardlour after its water source, the distillery we now know as Blair Athol was constructed in 1798, in the picturesque Perthshire town of Pitlochry, making it one of the oldest legal distilleries in Scotland. While it has never been well known as a single malt, the distillery is very much the spiritual home of the Bell's blend, and the visitor centre there attracts a mammoth 35,000 ...

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Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 30, 2026SGD 142.00
Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 20, 2026SGD 65.19
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Feb 9, 2026SGD 91.61
Cask type
Oak
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
Variable 46 to 104 hours
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
No
Closure
Screw Cap
Presentation
Cardboard presentation box
Series highlights
From the House of Bell's
Historical context
Bottled in the 1980s when Blair Athol was owned by Arthur Bell & Sons, before Bell's acquisition by Guinness in 1985.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Very elegant and precise aromas, tropical fruits like pineapple, melon, peach on syrup and juicy pears, honey, vanilla, eucalyptus, fresh and summery.
Palate
Balanced and rich flavors, oily and honey-sweet, good acidity, tropical fruit with loads of citrus, spicy with wood, a bit dry on ginger midpalate.
Finish
Elegant long-lasting aftertaste, fruit goes down a caramelized path, mildly bitter death.
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