SCOTLAND CANE & GRAIN 2008 BLAIR ATHOL 57.6%

The central Perthshire town of Pitlochry sits on the banks of the River Tay and has had a distillery since 1798, making its plant one of the oldest legal whisky-making sites in Scotland. The original distillery was named Aldour after the burn which supplied it with process water, but changed its name to Blair Athol [after a village seven miles to the north] in 1825. This could conceivably have been to sweeten the Duke of Athol who owned the land.

Summary – Delicate, yet heavy in texture, an excellent combination of a high-quality malt and cask finish

Nose: Foam bananas on the nose, suggestion of bourbon barrel, nutty notes are also apparent as suggestive of the malt

Palate: Unctuous texture, waxy, pleasant

Aftertaste: Mouth-watering at cask strength, the mouth keeps on salivating, as if wanting more