Blair Athol 13-year-old BNSp The WhiskyHeroes - Agent Ivy - Mission: Normandy
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Blair Athol |
| Bottler | Brave New Spirits (BNSp) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 13년 |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Calvados Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
an apricotty tinge (almost rosé wine, really), so probably ex-Port or red wine. Perhaps even Ukrainian red, you never know…
air Nose
moderately aromatic malts, such as Blair Athol, are often the best choices if your aim in life, as a whisky bottler, is to use red wine. Well, that's my opinion. Rather a lot of rosehip tea, with whiffs of peonies and geranium flowers. Always insist on 'flowers' because leaves and stems rather smell badly, in my opinion – well, they are recorded flaws in wine. Then strawberry cake, fruit bread, figs and panettone. With water: geared towards brioches, more strawberry cake, grist and raw barley… The vinous touches are almost gone, a little surprisingly
restaurant Palate
all cool, good, fruity and malty, with rather less vinosity than on the nose. Raisin bread and cake, some cracked pepper, drop of ginger ale, quite a lot of cloves, a little orange peel… With water: once again, it became a straighter Blair Athol, with an excellent maltiness
timer Finish
medium and really well-balanced. Orange wine