Description
Whiskey: Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna Highland Single Malt Scotch
A Flora and Fauna release from the Blair Athol distillery, this 12 year old exudes sherry and Christmas pudding notes with spice. Blair Athol does not receive the acclaim it so thoroughly deserves.
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Size: 700ML
Proof: 86 (43% ABV)
Age: 12 Year
Origin: Scotland
Distillery: Blair Athol Distillery
A great, but sadly neglected, Highlander, Blair Athol is one of the gems of the Flora & Fauna range. This expression has always tended towards the chunky, sherried style, with spices and oak adding complexity to rich maltiness.
Blair Athol 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Tasting Notes
Nose: Nutty with sherried notes. Gentle peat. Crisp.
Palate: Good body, malty and sweet. Citrus and the peels thereof.
Finish: Peat smoke, syrup. Good sweetness, bittersweet, drying.
Distillery Information
Blair Athol Distillery is a distillery in Scotland that distills Blair Athol single malt whisky. It is used in Bell’s whisky, and is also normally available in a 12-year-old bottling. The distillery is located on the south edge of Pitlochry in Perthshire, near the River Tummel. The distillery was founded in 1798 by John Steward and Robert Robertson, originally named ‘Aldour’, after the Allt Dour burn the distillery draws it water from, but closed soon[when?] after opening. The distillery opened again and changed ownership to John Robertson in 1825.
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