Bladnoch Distiller's Choice Lightly Peated

Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1990 Malts of Scotland

The well-known German bottler Malts of Scotland has just released a whole new series of bottlings, in a completely new outfit (with a tube instead of a box). It is their so-called spring release, containing 9 bottles. We will be trying a couple of those in the next few days. We start off with a Bladnoch, a first both for MoS as for myself....

Score 86/100

Bladnoch 21 Year Old 1990 Single Cask Collection

This Bladnoch was distilled in the ear of United Distillers, so before the Irishman Raymond Armstrong came along in 1995 to take over. The Austrian Single Cask Collection bottled this cask in 2011 after a 21 year maturation on a bourbon hoggie. This is only my third Bladnoch and again one at 21 years of age. Go figure. The nose is very clean,...

Score 82/100

Bladnoch 16 Year Old Sheep Label

This is a very soft drinking whisky like all lowland whiskies. It has a nice citrus taste and smell. This whisky is almost as good as Rosebank. As Rosebank, Bladnoch has been closed but this distillery re-opened some years ago. The 16 and 18 year old are from before it has been closed so I am curious if it will taste the same as before.

Score 90/100

Bladnoch 10 Year Old

Bladnoch is not a high profile distillery and I therefore approached this bottling with no preconceptions. I tasted without adding water as it comes in at 43%. It has a delicious citrus and marmalade aroma and I found myself nosing this for a full 10 minutes before diving in. I was rewarded when I did with a full flavour of honey and more rich...

Score 90/100