Balblair whisky reviews (16)
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Balblair 2000 - A time and a place
82
Nose: There is loads of fruit up front: Golden apples, grapefruit and pineapple notes emerge first, wrapped in honey aromas. Over time the fruits turn tropical - mango and banana - with vanilla and bi… read more
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Balblair 1997 - The Luxury Sweet
89
As is the story of so many Scotch whisky distilleries, ownership of the Balblair distillery has changed hands numerous times over the course of its existence. Founded in 1790, Inver House bought Balblair… read more
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Balblair 1997 - Tropical dream of banana nut cream
85
Nose: Sweet banana nut bread, honey cream , milk chocolate Taste: Light smoke in Crisp mountain Air , spice to medium sweetness, banana cream pie , raisins drizzled with milk chocolate , smooth. Finish… read more
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Balblair Blablair 1978 - Wonderful Coffe and chocolate mix
90
This was made when i was a wee boy aged 3 years of age. Exciting to try it eh? so here we go Nose: Spice with cloves,Some berries and Plums. Lovely stuff! Palate: heavier with Coffee, dark chocolate,… read more
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Balblair 1997 - Character with sweetness
88
Sweet... first nose off of the glass. smooth, banana does come off too, heavily after the 2nd and 3rd nose. It's all pretty simple at this point. The palate develops nicely and moves to make a stronger… read more
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Balblair 1995 Vintage (Swedish release) - Here comes summer
73
Balblair Distillery was founded in 1790 and is one of the oldest active distilleries in Scotland. They have a number of vintage releases from 1965 and this release is from 1995. Balblair 1995 is a single… read more
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Balblair Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Balblair 1991 , 21 yo, Cask 1612 - Tropical candied pie
88
Nose: Lemon pie, Vanilla, wood, candied papaya. Palate: The lemon is all gone, while the vanilla is still here. Fruit,sweet malty goodness. candied fruit. Finish: wood,pear drops,some dried fruit sw… read more
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Balblair 2000 - Young vibrant summer whisky
81
Balblair 2000 is the replacement for the previous Balblair 1997 which I scored 81. It’s still matured in first fill American oak. Balblair 2000 (43%, OB 2010) Nose: full of pear drops and grainy aromas… read more
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Balblair 1989 - Complex, fruity, spicy
85
Nose : Still very fruity like the 2000, but heavier with more oak , raisin and dried banana and pineapple. More complex, and wood. spices are there too. Palate: Fruits (raisins, sultanas,banana, apple)… read more
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Balblair 2000 - A fruity summer drink
85
Nose : What a nice exotic fruit salad we got over here, some vanilla and honey too. during the tasting i described the nose as ‘Vanilla Ice cream, with some honey drizzled all over, and nuts on top’ quite… read more
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