Blair Athol Whisky

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  Blair Athol 11 Years Old Dram Mor Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 56%

  Item no.: 22227-0235dmba

  A refill bourbon barrel rarely promises much. This one kept its cards close for eleven years and then delivered a dram that tastes of far more than the paperwork suggests.

  Expert description

  Blair Athol 11 Years Dram Mor is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from Refill Bourbon Barrel #308610, bottled at cask strength, 56%.

  The bottler Dràm Mòr buys single casks and bottles them without blending. This cask gave 305 bottles, which fits a single barrel, so the entire run comes from the same wood and the same day at the distillery.

  Blair Athol sits in Pitlochry in the Highlands and is best known as the backbone of the Bell's blend. The distillery's own spirit is heavy and lightly nutty, and it does well in a quiet refill cask where the house character has room to show.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Very fresh with a surprising note of prunes. A trace of honey syrup, sweet green grapes, a hint of blue cheese and lilies.

  Palate

  Cool, syrupy and lightly spiced with a full mouthfeel that coats everything in spiced butter. Far more than a refill bourbon barrel normally offers.

  Finish

  Bright, soft and clean with a lasting play of honey, warmth and gentle bitterness.

  Specifications

  Name: Blair Athol 11 Years Dram Mor Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 56%
  Distillery: Blair Athol
  Bottler: Dràm Mòr
  Region/Country: Highlands, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 56%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Bourbon Barrel #308610
  Number of bottles: 305

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Honeyed · Spiced · Full · Floral

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask bottling of 305 bottles from a smaller bottler, and single casks by definition cannot be repeated.

  Did you know?

  Blair Athol distillery draws on a spring called Allt Dour, Gaelic for the otter's burn. Water from it has been used in production since the distillery was founded in 1798.

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  • 1pcs.
    107,00EUR
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  Blair Athol 12 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 43%

  Item no.: 22227865365-20

  An otter on the label and a distillery few people could name. The Flora & Fauna series was the first attempt to give the workhorses behind the big blends a bottle of their own.

  Expert description

  Blair Athol 12 Years Flora & Fauna is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 43%.

  The series was launched in 1991 by United Distillers, today Diageo, and gathered 26 different single malts from distilleries that otherwise supplied only blends. The aim was to show the differences between Scotland's whisky regions. Most were bottled at 43%, while a few appeared at cask strength or in wooden boxes.

  Blair Athol in Pitlochry has been the spirit's home since 1798. The style is heavy and nutty with a syrupy sweetness that makes the whisky recognisable among the other Highland malts in the series.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Malty sweetness with raisin, brown sugar and a nutty, almost meaty note underneath.

  Palate

  Full and syrupy with dried fruit, dark sugar and a stroke of spice. There is real weight through the middle.

  Finish

  Medium and dry with nuts, malt and a lightly bitter oak note.

  Specifications

  Name: Blair Athol 12 Years Flora & Fauna Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 43%
  Distillery: Blair Athol
  Region/Country: Highlands, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 43%
  Size: 70 CL
  Edition: Flora & Fauna
  EAN no.: 5000389405318

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Nutty · Sweet · Spiced · Full

  Investment potential

  Medium. The Flora & Fauna series has become a collecting field in itself, and several releases have already been discontinued. Demand has risen as the series has been cut back.

  Did you know?

  The animal on the label is not chosen at random. Every bottle in the series shows an animal or plant from the area around the distillery, and Blair Athol's otter refers to the Allt Dour spring, the otter's burn.

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    100,50EUR
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  Blair Athol 12 yr Agent Ivy Trapped Whiskyheroes Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 55,1%

  Item no.: 22233-445

  The label could have been torn from a 1960s comic. Behind it sits something considerably more serious: a single first fill bourbon cask from Blair Athol, bottled without filtration.

  Expert description

  Blair Athol 12 Years Agent Ivy Trapped is a Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky from 1st Fill Bourbon Hogshead #308050, bottled at 55.1% without chill filtration and without added colour.

  The Whiskyheroes series comes from Brave New Spirits and takes its visual language from old comics and B-movies. Behind the colourful labels sit single cask bottlings from Scottish distilleries, chosen for the character of the cask rather than the name value of the distillery.

  A first fill bourbon cask gives more wood than a refill, and it shows: vanilla, maple syrup and pale fruit take up more room than they would in a used cask. All 257 bottles come from the same hogshead.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Green apples and evening meadow, with maple syrup and a pale, sweetish grain note.

  Palate

  Papaya, thick honey and ripe bananas, cut through by white peppercorns and a clear oak edge.

  Finish

  Long and sweet with honey and pepper slowly drying out.

  Specifications

  Name: Blair Athol 12 Years Agent Ivy Trapped Whiskyheroes Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 55.1%
  Distillery: Blair Athol
  Bottler: Whiskyheroes
  Region/Country: Highlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 55,1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 1st Fill Bourbon Hogshead #308050
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 257
  Edition: Agent Ivy Trapped

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Honeyed · Spiced · Tropical · Powerful

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask bottling of 257 bottles from a series with clear collector appeal thanks to the label artwork.

  Did you know?

  Blair Athol closed in 1932 and stood silent for nearly twenty years until Arthur Bell & Sons reopened the distillery in 1949 to secure malt for their blend.

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    93,75EUR
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  Blair Athol 2007/2022 Signatory 14 year old Sherry Butt Single Highland Malt Whisky 54,3%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197279996

  Eleven years in a quiet refill hogshead, then almost three more in a sherry butt at the end. It is a cask history where the order matters: the spirit was allowed to be itself first, and the sherry came afterwards.

  Expert description

  Blair Athol 2007/2022 Signatory 14 Years is a Single Highland Malt Whisky from a Refill Hogshead finished for 35 months in a Sherry Butt and bottled at cask strength, 54.3%.

  Signatory Vintage bought the Blair Athol spirit, distilled on 7 September 2007, and bottled it on 19 January 2022 as part of the house's Cask Strength Collection. The run is 670 bottles, which fits a butt, and the whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Blair Athol's heavy, nutty spirit is good company for a sherry cask. Thirty-five months is a long finishing period, so the cask has had the chance to reach further into the whisky than a typical six to twelve month finish.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Raisin and dark sugar with walnut, orange peel and a breath of leather.

  Palate

  Full and oily with dried fruit, cinnamon and roasted nuts. The sherry sits heavily, but the malty core of the spirit shines through.

  Finish

  Long and warm with nuts, dark chocolate and a trace of tobacco.

  Specifications

  Name: Blair Athol 2007/2022 Signatory 14 Years Sherry Butt Single Highland Malt Whisky 54.3%
  Distillery: Blair Athol
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
  Age: 14 years
  ABV: 54,3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Hogshead finished for 35 months in a Sherry Butt, Cask No. 1
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 07/09/2007
  Bottled: 19/01/2022
  Number of bottles: 670
  Edition: Cask Strength Collection

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Nutty · Spiced · Dark fruit · Powerful

  Investment potential

  Medium. A bottling of 670 bottles from a series that is not repeated, with an unusually long sherry finish.

  Did you know?

  Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 and is based at Edradour in Pitlochry — less than ten kilometres from Blair Athol. The whisky did not have far to travel.

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    160,75EUR
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  Blair Athol 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 11 years old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0157

  Four casks, the same day at the distillery, the same treatment. Signatory shaved off the old layer of wood and toasted the casks again — and the whisky has had eleven years to get used to it.

  Please note: There is wear and rust on the cap.

  Expert description

  Blair Athol 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 11 Years is a Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky from four Dechar/Rechar Hogsheads, bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without added colour.

  The whisky was distilled on 30 September 2011 and bottled in January 2023. Casks #306899, #306905, #306911 and #306913 all went through the same treatment, where the innermost layer of wood is planed away and the cask charred anew. The method recharges a used cask and returns vanilla, caramel and pale spice.

  Blair Athol's spirit is heavy and malty, and the re-charred casks add sweetness without laying sherry or wine over it. The result is a clean reading of the distillery's own style.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla and baked apple with malted grain, cinnamon and a lightly toasted note.

  Palate

  Malt and caramel with pale oak, honey and a stroke of white pepper. The texture is full for 46%.

  Finish

  Medium and dry with grain, vanilla and a toasted oak note.

  Specifications

  Name: Blair Athol 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 11 Years Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%
  Distillery: Blair Athol
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Dechar/Rechar Hogsheads #306899, #306905, #306911 and #306913
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 30/09/2011
  Bottled: January 2023
  EAN no.: 5021944121700

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Vanilla · Spiced · Sweet · Toasted oak

  Did you know?

  Dechar/rechar means planing the charred layer from the inside of a used cask and burning it again. The cask then behaves almost like new, but without delivering the same fierce tannin.

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    80,25EUR
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  Blair Athol 2011/2024 Adelphi Selection 13 Years Old Single Highland Malt Whisky 58,3%

  Item no.: 22227865438-19853

  288 bottles for the entire world, and very few of them reached Denmark. Adelphi picks casks by taste rather than by name, and a first fill bourbon barrel from Blair Athol is exactly the kind of find the house is known for.

  Expert description

  Blair Athol 2011/2024 Adelphi Selection 13 Years is a Single Highland Malt Whisky from First Fill Bourbon Barrel #305319, bottled at cask strength, 58.3%, unfiltered and without added colour.

  Adelphi was founded as a distillery in Glasgow in 1826 and returned in modern times as an independent bottler. The house is known for tasting its way to single casks and bottling them without compromise, and the same philosophy sits behind the Ardnamurchan distillery Adelphi built in 2014.

  The cask gave 288 bottles after thirteen years, which points to a barrel with normal evaporation. First fill American oak gives the whisky pronounced vanilla and coconut, which Blair Athol's heavy spirit has the body to carry.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla and coconut with baked banana, honey and a layer of freshly planed oak.

  Palate

  Powerful and sweet with caramel, tropical fruit and a core of malt. The alcohol brings warmth without burning through.

  Finish

  Long and sweet with vanilla, oak and a dry, spiced close.

  Specifications

  Name: Blair Athol 2011/2024 Adelphi Selection 13 Years Single Highland Malt Whisky 58.3%
  Distillery: Blair Athol
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 58,3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: First Fill Bourbon Barrel #305319
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2011
  Bottled: 2024
  Number of bottles: 288
  Edition: Adelphi Selection

  Flavour profile

  Vanilla · Tropical · Sweet · Powerful · Oaky

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask of 288 bottles from a bottler with a strong reputation among collectors, and Adelphi releases typically sell out quickly.

  Did you know?

  Adelphi takes its name from a distillery that closed in 1907. When the company opened Ardnamurchan on Scotland's west coast in 2014, it was the first time in over a century that the name appeared on a working distillery again.

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    134,00EUR
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  Blair Athol 2011/2025 Signatory Vintage 13 year old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57,7%

  Item no.: 05955-88963

  Ruby port is the youngest and most fruit-driven of the ports, and a cask that has held it gives colour straight away. Here it has spent thirteen years with a Highland spirit built to take it.

  Expert description

  Blair Athol 2011/2025 Signatory Vintage 13 Years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a First Fill Ruby Port Hogshead, bottled at cask strength, 57.7%, without chill filtration and without added colour.

  The release belongs to Signatory Vintage's Cask Strength Collection and comes from a single cask. First fill port casks are forceful and give colour, acidity and dark fruit, which can overwhelm a light spirit — but Blair Athol's heavy, malty style has the weight to stand its ground.

  Full maturation in a port cask combined with a high bottling strength gives a whisky with clear vinous character and a velvet texture, where sweetness and spice pull in opposite directions.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Black cherries and fruit preserve with hazelnut caramel and a hint of ginger.

  Palate

  Full and sweet with port-soaked sponge cake, strawberry jam, candied orange peel and dark chocolate.

  Finish

  Long and warm with dark berries, spice and a dry, chocolatey close.

  Specifications

  Name: Blair Athol 2011/2025 Signatory Vintage 13 Years Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57.7%
  Distillery: Blair Athol
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highlands, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 57,7%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: First Fill Ruby Port Hogshead
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2011
  Bottled: 2025
  Edition: Cask Strength Collection

  Flavour profile

  Port matured · Fruity · Spiced · Chocolate · Powerful

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask from Signatory's Cask Strength Collection with full maturation in a first fill port cask, a wood type used sparingly and never yielding the same result twice.

  Did you know?

  Port casks for whisky are rarer than you might think. Port is traditionally aged in very large vessels used over and over, and the smaller casks the whisky industry can use are often made for the purpose.

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    100,50EUR