Blair Athol 2008 Aged 12 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Signatory Vintage (700ml)
Volume: 700ml ABV: 54.3% Age: 12 Years Old Country: Scotland
Cask Number(s): 2
Date of Distilling: 24/04/2008
Date of Bottling: 20/04/2021
Matured In: Refill Hogsheads then Finished in a Fresh Sherry Butt for 25 months.
Signatory Vintage are an independent bottler founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington. The name ‘Signatory’ was derived from the initial intention to find a person of suitable standing to sign the labels for bottles drawn from a single cask. The first cask bottled was a 1968 Glenlivet which quickly sold through long before any suitable signee could be found.
Signatory currently bottle at three strengths: 43%, 46% Unchillfiltered (UCF) and Cask Strength.To add proof of authenticity to their cask strength bottlings, Signatory always include the cask numbers, date of distillation, date of bottling and number of bottles produced.Signatory Vintage’s aim is to offer as wide a range of whiskies as possible, some of which are not even bottled by the proprietary distillery. This allows malt enthusiast to sample the huge variety of subtle differences which occur between casks.
The Blair Athol Distillery is located near Pitlochry in the Highlands of Scotland. Blair Athol was originally the estate village of the picturesque Blair Castle, at whose gates the distillery now stands. The distillery was licensed in 1825, on the site of an older distillery, and was purchased by Arthur Bell and Sons in 1933. Since then the distillery was purchased by the Guinness Group in 1985. Running 4 stills, the distillery produces approximately 2,300,000 litres annually.
This single malt whisky was distilled in 2008 at the Blair Atholt Distillery before being placed in refill Hogsheads. It was then finished in a Fresh Sherry Butt for 25 months and bottled in 2021 at 54.3% ABV as part of the Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection.
Our Tasting Notes
Nose: Fruit cake with toasted almonds and some berry jam.
Palate: Tinned pears, stewed plums, sherried dark fruits, chocolate coated raisins and cocoa.
Finish: Sticky date pudding, peppery spice and bold oak flavours.
