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SMWS 68.120: Blair Athol

“Christmas in the orangerie” · Past release, no longer on sale
Christmas in the orangerie - SMWS 68.120Sold outDec 2024
68.120

Christmas in the orangerie

SMWS regionHighland
Age15 years
ABV55%
Cask1st fill ex-oloroso barrique
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 68
DistilleryBlair Athol
RegionHighland

In short · Blair Athol (Highland), 15 years.

“Additional time in this first fill oloroso barrique, after 12 years in a bourbon hoggie, gave the nose manuka honey, sultanas, marmalade and bourbon biscuit sweetness;…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 68.120 is a single cask of Blair Athol, in the Highland region, 15 years old, bottled at 55%, released in the Dec 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 68.x is from Blair Athol.

How the price compares
At £95, this 15-year-old cost more than 28 of the 30 Blair Athol bottlings aged 13–16 released 2022–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £61.20 to £95, with a median of £84.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Blair Athol

At the gateway to the Highlands in Pitlochry, Blair Athol (1798) makes a rich, softly sherried malt that beats at the centre of Bell's. Its setting draws a great tide of visitors through its doors each year. Diageo's.

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