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Balblair 2000 2nd Release
Balblair

Balblair 2000 2nd Release

Whiskey Single Malt Highlands No age statement 46% ABV
$$$$ $100 to $300 Luxury Above average whiskey
17 reviews raw average 4.26

About this bottle

Announced in January 2018, this is the second 2000 vintage from Balblair released seven years after the first release. This single malt aged for 13 years in American oak ex-bourbon barrels before spending an additional five years in first-fill Spanish oak butts. Bottled at 46% ABV.

Reviews

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Dan Wheeldon 4.5

The info on this is wrong. It's not an NAS whisky. Balblair just do their age statements a little differently. They have the year of distillation and the year of bottling on the label. This was distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2017. Making it a minimum of 16 years old. It's a cracking whisky. Distinctly highland in style. With fruits, cereal and heather notes. Goes quite dry and salty as it develops. No peat. Very complex. Needs a lot of time in the glass to open up and a teaspoon of water. Lovely stuff. Definitely one of the best malts I've had lately.

Maxx 4.3

Nose: red apple, worn leather, raisin, floral notes Palate: sweet, honey, shortbread, fruit cake, ripe plums Finish: long, warm and soft, fruity

Kriszi 4.0

Nose:fresh, fruity,red apple, raisins, brown sugar Taste:sweet,malty, intense, shortbread

Katy Cudlipp 4.0

Fruity sweet flavours. nice full finish

Mpeters28 4.5

We both liked it!

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