Berry's Blair Athol 2009 KWM Cask
$141.99
Our first KWM exclusive single cask of Blair Athol is a 14 year old bottled for us by our friends at Berry Bros. & Rudd. The spirit was filled into a hogshead cask, #8939, in 2009, and has been bottled after 14 years at 59.1%. Only 156 total bottles!
Decadent Drams Blair Athol 28 Year KWM
$359.99
This KWM exclusive 1998 vintage Blair Athol was matured 28 years in a Refill Hogshead cask, before bottling at 56%.
This Blair Athol 28 Year is a partial cask, from which we took 120 bottles. The balance of our cask was married with another (lower ABV) Blair Athol from the same vintage and bottled as a general Decadent Drams release; it is not coming to Canada. But it is worth noting that other Blair Athol was given a 90% score by Le Serge of Whisky Fun fame, so that should give you an idea how good our cask is!
The label design for the Blair Athol is inspired by old Blair Athol OB labels from the 1960s, as Angus feels the liquid to be reminiscent of that era. The moose is a bit of pandering to stereotypes of Canada, and also a riff on a famous Scottish painting, The Monarch of the Glen (1851). Walter has been depicted riding the moose in Black Watch robes, pouring himself a generous dram of the Whisky Sponge Craigellachie 20 Year (from the first bottle he ever featured on), into a nosing bowl, with his one blue eye poking through his sunglasses.
Producer Description
"A Decadent Dram for a Decadent Dog! Walter has worked closely with Angus and the team at Decadent Drinks to select this highly natural, pure and old school example of Blair Athol. A 1998 hogshead, bottled at natural cask strength which displays elegant notes of squeaky toys, biscuit treats, tail wagging and fascinating scents that require intense scrutiny while out on walks. Only 124 bottles were availableas Walter required 84 bulk litres distributed across a wide variety of nosing bowls in order to comprehensively assess and approve this cask."
Authors Series Blair Athol 1989
$739.99
From Edition Spirits (Hunter Laing) comes this 31-year-old Blair Athol as part of their illustrious Authors' Series. It's not often we see high age statement Blair Athol, as there is no official range being released by the disillery's owners, so instead we look for cool indie bottlings like this one.
Replete with an image of Austrian author and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler (yeah, we didn't know either; thank goodness for Google), this is unquestionably one of the best Blair Athol we've had in the shop. Almost gone!
The outturn from Sherry Hogshead #18442 was 236 bottles. Natural colour, non chill-filtered, and bottled at 45.6%.
SMWS 68.105 MUSTY MULCHY
$175.19
MUSTY MULCHY
This 15 year old Highlander spent 12 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a 1st fill Spanish oak oloroso hogshead, and has an abv of 57.4%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Distilled on: 5 October 2007
Outturn: 239 bottles
OMC 25th Annv Blair Athol 18 Year
$234.99
Distilled in 2008, this 18 year old Blair Athol was bottled from an ex-Wine Hoghead at 50% as part of the Old Malt Cask 25th Anniversary Range.
About the Old Malt Cask 25th Anniversary Range
“The flagship Old Malt Cask series was launched in 1998 and quickly became known amongst connoisseurs as an umbrella for whiskies of the highest quality. Twenty five years later we continue to offer the finest casks from our family cellars under the Old Malt Cask brand, still bottled at 50% alcohol and of course without artificial colouring or chill-filtration. To celebrate a quarter of a century of Old Malt Cask single malts we have selected twenty five expressions to be bottled in the brand’s original, iconic, green and gold presentation. These Twenty Fifth Anniversary releases are drawn from across Scotland’s signature whisky producing regions and reflect the varied selection of Malts which have appeared under the Old Malt Cask banner. As ever with the Old Malt Cask range we offer them to you with confidence and pride.”
SMWS 68.RR BAKE-OFF
$215.99
BAKE-OFF
Bottled for the 2023 Highland Spirit Festival, this 14 year old is a marriage of 1st fill and refill oloroso and bourbon hogsheads, and has an abv of 53.5%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Distilled on: 22 February 2008
Outturn: 1174 bottles
SMWS 68.138 WEDDED BLISS
$180.99
WEDDED BLISS
This 13 year old ultra small batch from the Highlands started with two 9 year old ex-bourbon hogsheads from the same distillery which were then married into a 1st fill PX butt for futher maturation, and the abv is 57.6%.
Flavour profile: Dried fruits & spices
Distilled on: 9 March2012
Outturn: 494 bottles
SMWS 68.128 JUICY AND DELICIOUSLY
$231.99
JUICY AND DELICIOUSLY INTENSE
This 16 year old Highlander spent 11 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead before being transferred to a 1st fill ex-bodega Pedro Ximenez barrique for the remainder of its maturation, and has an abv of 56.9%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Distilled on: 18 August 2008
Outturn: 220 bottles
Whisky Trail Knights Blair Athol 11 Year
$114.99
Exclusive to KWM in Canada!
This Whisky Trail bottling of the Highland distillery Blair Athol was distilled in 2009. After spending 11 Years maturing in an ex-Bourbon Hoggy (#308085), it has been bottled at a robust 58%.
About The Whisky Trail
"The Whisky Trail is a collection of young and old casks, taking drinkers off the beaten path of whisky. Only whiskies that demonstrate the most exceptional characteristics are hand-selected to be bottled as part of the Whisky Trail range, and with each cask as unique as a fingerprint, no two expressions will ever be the same. To ensure each whisky maintains its full flavour and cask character, we never chill-filter or add colour."