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SMWS 68.89: Blair Athol

“Mysterious and magical” · Past release, no longer on sale
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68.89

Mysterious and magical

SMWS regionHighland
Age12 years
ABV53.5%
Cask1st fill ex-oloroso hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 68
DistilleryBlair Athol
RegionHighland

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

“This was mysterious and magical like the enigmatic and most ambiguous Sherry style called Palo Cortado, sitting somewhere in between an Amontillado and an Oloroso.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 68.89 is a single cask of Blair Athol, in the Highland region, 12 years old, bottled at 53.5%. Every Society bottle numbered 68.x is from Blair Athol.

How the price compares
At £63.90, this 12-year-old cost less than 27 of the 40 Blair Athol bottlings aged 10–14 released 2020–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £50 to £91.10, with a median of £69.
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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