Balblair – Hand Bottling and Store Bottling

I’m somewhat at a loss for words when speaking about Balblair. Regular readers of these reviews will need to stop their excitement at reading that, I’ll muddle through. Bias up front: I don’t really go hunting for Balblair. Lack of CS releases in the OB, hard to have the standard releases because they release them […]

Balblair 24 1993 Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength

Thanks to /u/Throzen[ for pouring this one for me. Balblair 24 1993 Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength. Right off the bat, you’re noticing it. This is what you listen for when buying independent bottles. Balblair. I like it, I’ve enjoyed versions of it that are original bottlings, so I assume it’ll be good. 24-years-old? Yeah, that’s very […]

Balblair 2005 / Old Pulteney Navigator / 25 year old / 1983 Single Cask

I’d like to thank Old Pulteney/Balblair/AnCnoc and Woodman Wine and Spirits for inviting me to a special tasting with the Old Pulteney distillery manager Malcolm Waring and the global brand ambassador Gordon Stevenson, for running the tasting. While I was invited by them, the following notes are my own, with my own scores. To try […]

Balblair 1999 Sherry Cask The Whisky Exchange Single Cask

Thanks to /u/Saba007 for sharing this one with us. So I show up to this tasting. Don’t know what will be served. Why? Because I’ve been sick for weeks and not able to concentrate on anything other than school. How have I kept posting? I’m well organized. And I review a lot normally. Heck, by the time […]

Balblair 1990 (2nd Edition)(2013 Bottling)

Thanks to /u/cake_my_day for this sample If you’ve been watching my whisky reviews like a hound, then may I suggest a new hobby, because I write a lot of reviews. You’ll also know I make that joke way too much. However you’d also note that I’ve reviewed a Balblair 1990 (2nd Edition) before. So why such a quite re-review? […]

InBev Distilleries Tasting Event

I’d like to personally thank InBev for sending their Brand Ambassador from Old Pulteney (and Balblair, Speyburn, Balmenach, and anCnoc) to the Toronto Whisky Society. I’d also like to thank /u/Jolarbear for doing a great write up on the site on these, which you can find here. For those of you who don’t want to have to jump […]

Balblair 1989 (3rd Release)

I’ve had very few whiskies from the Balblair distillery. And personally I think I’m missing out. So before we get into the whisky, I need to ask myself: Why is that? Well probably due to my own biases. I love Islays and Lowlands. A lot. They are tasty as heck to me. And I tend […]

Balblair 1990 15 Dewar-Rattray [Feather’s Flight Review Set #14]

So a guy walks into a bar. And some other people do too, but let’s just talk about this one guy. It’s a month after his birthday, however he’s enjoying it now. And he has some drinks. And the bar is called Feather’s Pub, located in Toronto, in the Beaches. And that guy is me. […]