The distillery has had a long association with Bell’s Blended Scotch - their roots were entwined as far back as the mid nineteenth century. The distillery was bought by Guinness (now part of Diageo) in 1985, and a visitor centre was opened on site shortly after.

A UK Excusive bottling of Blair Athol, sourced from the warehouse of independent bottler, Murray McDavid. The central Perthshire town of Pitlochry sitting on the banks of the River Tummel has been the home to one of the oldest legal whisky distilleries in Scotland since 1798 and which adopted the name Blair Athol in 1825. Owned by Lothian Distillers, a joint venture between Diageo (50%) and The Edrington Group (50%) 2 Produced by Moët Hennessy, a joint venture between Diageo (34%) and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S. Some editions highlight floral notes in a rather dry style, sometimes with a slightly smoky tinge, but the spirit also works very well with sherry for a sweeter, dried fruit profile.We have the right to ask you to provide proof of your age and/or to provide further identification to prevent underage usage and/or for any other legal or legitimate purpose. This Blair Athol was distilled in 1991, spending its 27 year life in a hogshead before being bottled by Wemyss Malts.

Eventually, it was acquired, along with Dufftown Distillery, by blenders Arthur Bell in 1933, but it stayed out of production until 1949 when it was rebuilt. Nose (30%): Opens up into a dense combination of sweet and rich scents, like dried fruit, with Russian toffees. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Can you believe that this is the first Blair Athol to ever be included in Diageo's special releases? VisitScotland excludes all liability for loss or damage caused by any reliance placed on the Content. The majority of the whisky destined for blending is matured in ex-bourbon American Oak casks, with the relatively small proportion of whisky destined to be bottled as a single malt being matured in ex-sherry European Oak casks, giving a very different character to the whisky.

Blair Athol is another of the handful of distilleries that were founded in the final years of the 18th century.The Blair Athol distillery resides happily in the highlands, producing whisky for a number of blended whisky, one of the most notable being Bell’s. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. A single cask of whisky distilled at Blair Athol distillery on the 25th February 2008 was finished for a time .

If you visit Blair Athol for a distillery tour, you'll see how whisky is made from golden malted barley, water and yeast, distilled in traditional copper pot stills and matured in oak casks where the Angels’ Share is lost to evaporation during the maturation process. We’re pleased to have consulted Euan’s guide to ensure that we provide disabled access information upfront to give all our visitors the confidence to visit our distillery and enjoy the experience. Blair Atholl distillery is known for being matured in sherry casks, so this first fill bourbon cask bottling is .This big and bold whisky was re-racked in a sherry butt for 19 months making it even bigger and bolder.