Blair Athol 11-year-old Handfilled Distillery Exclusive
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Blair Athol |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | 11년 |
| Cask Type | Red Wine |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
퍼스셔 피틀로크리의 관문에 자리한 블레어 아솔은 진하고 묵직한 하이랜드 원액으로 알려져 있다. 레드 와인 캐스크에서 11년을 보낸 이 핸드필 한정판은 풍부한 골드빛을 잔에 담는다. 56.2도의 향은 새콤달콤한 과일에 부싯돌과 석탄 연기, 패촐리와 오렌지 꽃이 묘하게 얽힌다. 한 모금 넣으면 버터 크림과 바닐라, 코담배가 왁스 같은 질감 위로 번지며 졸인 오렌지가 받친다. 여운은 달고 알싸하게 이어지며 세비야 오렌지와 후추가 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
starts all on sweet and sour fruits as well as quite some flints and coal smoke, which is unusual with Blair Athol in my experience. Must come from the wood. It’s also a tad butyric at times but other than that, the very malty profile is much enjoyable. Also whiffs of patchouli and orange blossom, flor (yellow wine), maybe honeysuckle. With water: doesn’t change much. Maybe a little more leather
restaurant Palate
punchy butter cream, vanilla and snuff tobacco, how unusual! It’s a little prickly and fizzy (Schweppes?), quite waxy, with also notes of stewed oranges and litres of corn syrup. Some walnuts as well… As if it was a 50/50 vatting of first fill bourbon and fino sherry – or something like that. What’s sure is that it’s unlike any other malts, including other Blair Athols. With water: becomes kind of cleaner but there’s also more ginger from the oak as well as touches of cloves and pepper. Swims well
timer Finish
long, sweet and spicy, with some Seville oranges and pepper