I have the 15yr and never quite got along with it. Perhaps a more youthful expression would do it? I have my doubts, but yours is a very positive review!
Interesting to hear you mention the sweet and sour nature of this one, as well as for Old Pulteney. I’m drawn to pour a bourbon cask Old Pulteney or a Balblair 12 every now and then, I think for this reason. I also think this is also why some people don’t like them so much. I also like the Old Pulteney 15 and Balblair 15, but they don’t have the sweet and sour thing going for them, in my opinion. That said, I still think you will like the Balblair 15. Enjoyed your review!
It sounds like it's a new one for you John. I have both the 12 and the 15, different from each other ofcourse. Balblair today may not be like yester years but they put out 46% and in natural offering products. I believe having Craigellachie 13, Clynelish 14, Glencadam 10 & 15, Balblair 12 & 15 can give your a good spectrum of ex-bourbon and some sherry finish bottles and they are reasonably priced compared to where others are.
Balblair is doing some tasty whiskies. They can be a bit overpriced depending on where you are but I have enjoyed nearly every Balblair I've tried. 15 is I think my favourite from the core range but I highly recommend the vintage releases if you can find any. Cheers!
Great review! Really love that one, not to speak of the 15yo, even better, and the 17yo is also really good. I also had a few of the vintage bottlelings that were before, never disapointed. My favourite Balblair so far is the -99 vintage, First release, botteled in 2018, the purple package. Still have one unopened one for another day, feels good. Cheers
