Balblair - 20 Year Old 1990 - Bladnoch Forum Bottle #166

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Balblair - 20 Year Old 1990 - Bladnoch Forum Bottle #166

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Well-known for its vintage malts, the Balblair distillery is situated near Edderton, Ross-Shire in the Highland region. The distillery was first built in 1790 by the Ross family, however, production was moved in 1872 to a new location next to the railway which was new at the time. This created links to Wick and Inverness for easy transportation of materials. For the first 100 years of production, Balblair was run by the Ross family until Alexander Cowan acquired the responsibility of running the distillery. Towards the start of the 20th century, Balblair suffered and was mothballed in 1911 and later used by the army for the duration of WWII. It wasn’t until the end of the war that the distillery finally reopened, when Robert Cumming, owner of Old Pulteney decided to buy the resurrect the silent stills. Towards the end of the century in 1996, Inver House bought Balblair and only vintage bottlings were released - the first three being 1997, 1989 and 1979 expressions.

Distilled on 13th June 1990 into sherry butt cask #166 and left to mature for 20 years before being bottled on 14th June 2010. One of only 587 bottles for A Bladnoch Forum Bottle.

  • Distillery: Balblair Whisky for auction
  • Bottler: Distillery
  • Country: Scotland
  • Region: Highlands
  • Size: 70cl
  • Type: Single Malt Whisky
  • Age: 20 Year Old
  • Strength (%): 53.7%
  • Cask No: 166
  • Cask Type: Sherry Butt
  • Distillery Status: Operational
  • Lot Type: Full Size
  • Shipping Weight: 4.00 KG

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