Blair Athol 25 Year Old 1989 Xtra Old Particular

Blair Athol 25 Year Old 1989 vintage Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead #10440 bottled October 2014 by Douglas Laing & Co. for the Xtra Old Particular series. 309 bottles.

Blair Athol

Blair Athol Distillery was established in 1798 and with footprints in four centuries it is one of oldest working malt whisky distilleries in Scotland. Blair Athol Distillery is situated on the southern edge of Pitlochry in the heart of Scotland’s Highland whisky region and was on the main road and rail routes to whisky blenders Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow.  Purchased by Arthur Bell & Sons in1933 and now promoted as the ‘home’ of Arthur Bell’s range of blended scotch whisky complete with distillery visitor centre and Blair Athol Distillery tours. Since a large percentage of Blair Athol’s malt whisky cascades into blends, Bell’s to be precise, the range of Blair Athol single malts is quite limited.  

Nose: Clean & fresh – sweet & distinctly honey’d – sweetly gristed + spiced poached fruit.
Palate: Opens sweetly with a barley sugar quality – carrying an attractive citrus character.
Finish: Medium long – still fresh & crisp – remaining fruity with sweet Seville oranges.