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SMWS 68.72: Blair Athol

“Liquid midnight” · Past release, no longer on sale
Liquid midnight - SMWS 68.72Sold outNov 2021
68.72

Liquid midnight

SMWS regionHighland
Age12 years
ABV57.4%
Outturn231 bottles
Cask1st fill ex-oloroso sherry hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 68
DistilleryBlair Athol
RegionHighland

In short · Blair Athol (Highland), 12 years.

“This bottle is limited to 1 per member An initial wealth of singed raisins, fruit loaf, rye bread, cocoa, bitter chocolate and boozy Irish coffee.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 68.72 is a single cask of Blair Athol, in the Highland region, 12 years old, bottled at 57.4%, released in the Nov 2021 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 68.x is from Blair Athol.

How the price compares
At £62.80, this 12-year-old cost less than 13 of the 21 Blair Athol bottlings aged 10–14 released 2020–2023 that we hold. They ranged from £53 to £91.10, with a median of £65.
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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