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Balblair 18, 2002-2020, Hogshead 20100, 51.7% – The Single Malts of Scotland (for Belgium)
Balblair is one of those distilleries that I have a soft spot for, even though their whiskies don’t often end up on my shelf. Their official releases are quite hard to get in The Netherlands, for some reason, and unofficial … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Balblair, Belgium, Bourbon Cask, Edderton, Elixir Distillers, Highlands, Scotch, Scotland, Single Malt, SIngle Malts of Scotland, The Nectar, Whiskey, Whisky
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Balblair 8, 2012-2021, Refill Sherry Hogshead 3237, 57.3% – Kintra Whisky
Kintra used to be a rather well known Dutch bottler. Well known amongst whisky geeks that is, but still. But, and it’s anything but illogical, Erik Molenaar has been focusing on his Wagging Finger distillery in Deventer ever since that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Balblair, Edderton, Erik Molenaar, Highlands, Kintra Whisky, Sherry Cask, Wagging Finger
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Balblair 1999-2017, 3rd release, 46%
Recently Balblair have switched to using age statements instead of vintages. I can understand the marketing effectiveness of it, since vintages don’t really mean anything unless you also clearly state when something was bottled. This one, however, was bottled in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, Balblair, Bourbon Cask, Edderton, Highlands, Sherry Cask
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Balblair 2002-2015, 55.1% – Handfilled at the distillery
Handfilled at the distillery, unfortunately not by myself. Balblair is a bit of a strange brand, from a Dutch perspective. The brand is known, but quite rare to see on the shelf of a regular bottle shop. Even most of … Continue reading
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Balblair 2002, 1st edition, 46%
I love Balblair. Ever since I visited the distillery last year, and a Twitter tasting done before that I just love the distillery. Not even sure why since I didn’t try that many of their whiskies, since not many shops … Continue reading
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