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Blair Athol 22 years old Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Review

By Miguel in Tasting , Blair Athol

Perhaps the main ingredient in the succesful Bells Blended whisky, it is not common to see Blair Athol as a single malt.
So this fact makes this Duncan Taylor whisky even more interesting.

“I don't enjoy floral dry drams. This is one of them. Not bad anyway. I could live drinking this”

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Blair Athol 22 Year Old 1989 - Rare Auld (Duncan Taylor)
This single malt was distilled in May of 1989 at Blair Athol and it was aged for 22 years in cask 2926 before bottling by Duncan Taylor for their Rare Auld range in November 2011.

A release of 277 numbered bottles at natural cask strength

This dram has a white wine-like color.

Nose (88): average. honey, vanilla, citrus, spices, flowers.

Palate (88): powerful, oily. honey, floral, vanilla, spices, wood.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Blair Athol 22 Year Old 1989 - Rare Auld (Duncan Taylor) with 88 points over 100.

Well, although it isn’t my style ( and I enjoy Bells whisky ) it is a very decent dram. For those of you that love floral light whiskies.


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Review of Blair Athol 1995 Managers' Choice

By Miguel in Tasting , Blair Athol

“Lovely toffee and biscuits nose that opposes to a dried floral taste”

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Blair Athol 1995 / Managers' Choice / Sherry Cask Highland Whisky
A single sherry cask of Blair Athol 1995 bottled for Diageo's Managers' Choice series in 2009. A medium-full biscuity dram, with background notes of syrup and fudge.

A lovely cask strength highlands whisky but Diageo clearly missed the goal when the marketing deparment set the price for the Managers' Choice range.

Awfully expensive.

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (91): average. some toffee, malt, floral, apricot, citrus .

Palate (88): smooth, powerful, oily. honey, floral, wood, vanilla, spices, pepper.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, wood, floral.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Blair Athol 1995 / Managers' Choice / Sherry Cask Highland Whisky with 89 points over 100.

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