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SMWS 68.79: Blair Athol

“Transatlantic tannin” · Past release, no longer on sale

Sold outMay 2022

68.79

Transatlantic tannin

SMWS regionHighland

Age13 years

ABV60.3%

Cask1st fill custom toasted barrique

SpiritMalt Whisky

Distillery from SMWS code 68
DistilleryBlair Athol
RegionHighland

In short · Blair Athol (Highland), 13 years.

“Initially we got creamy coconut macaroon, milk chocolate, wood spices, winter mulling spices, hessian, natural tar, creamola foam, caramelised pears and long aged orange…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

£61.20View on SMWS

SMWS 68.79 is a single cask of Blair Athol, in the Highland region, 13 years old, bottled at 60.3%, released in the May 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 68.x is from Blair Athol.

How the price compares

At £61.20, this 13-year-old cost less than 23 of the 29 Blair Athol bottlings aged 11–15 released 2020–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £53.40 to £95, with a median of £72.

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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