• Nose: 23 Palate: 23 Finish: 22 Balance: 22 Total: 90
  • Nose: Orange and some dunnage-warehouse mustiness
  • Palate: Raisins
  • Finish: Long - raisins and earthiness
  • Type: Single Malt
  • Age: 14
  • ABV: 56.5%
  • Distiller: Blair Athol (Diageo) / Bottled by SMWS
  • Where made: Pitlochry SCOTLAND
  • Region: Highlands
  • Approximate Price: $160
  • Value: GOOD

Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 123 - Burns Night 2023. This single-cask whisky was distilled at Blair Athol, initially matured for 11 years in an ex-bourbon barrel, then matured an additional 3 years in a Shaved, Toasted, Re-Charred (STR) Pedro Ximenez barrique, and bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society for Burns NIght 2023. This is a USA-exclusive release with 291 bottles in the outturn.