Balblair
Among the oldest distilleries in all of Scotland, Balblair is located near the town of Edderton, in the Highlands. It was founded back in 1790 by John Ross, a local resident, and led by the descendants of the Ross family throughout the following century. Bankrupt in 1911, the Balblair distillery resumed operations only in 1949 and experienced its first major expansion in the 1960s and then in the 1980s, reaching the successes of today and expanding commercially on a global scale.
The Single Malts that come from the Balblair distillery bear the label of 'vintage malt' without an age indication: the two digits that identify the bottles indicate the year of distillation (which allows tracing the demographic information of the whisky and the aging time). This solution guarantees the distillery the flexibility to launch the whiskies on the market only when they have reached their optimal maturation state, without having to adhere to the timelines dictated by the label: every year the director of distillery, John MacDonald, selects only the whiskies that have reached perfection, allowing those that need more time to rest.
The Balblair whiskies, enclosed in the elegant and distinctive bottles that have become a symbol of the distillery, stand out for their fruity and floral aromas tempered by spicy notes. The careful assessment of the maturation state guarantees the entire wide range of 'vintage malt' Balblair an impeccable personality, optimal aging, and a grand character.
Among the oldest distilleries in all of Scotland, Balblair is located near the town of Edderton, in the Highlands. It was founded back in 1790 by John Ross, a local resident, and led by the descendants of the Ross family throughout the following century. Bankrupt in 1911, the Balblair distillery resumed operations only in 1949 and experienced its first major expansion in the 1960s and then in the 1980s, reaching the successes of today and expanding commercially on a global scale.
The Single Malts that come from the Balblair distillery bear the label of 'vintage malt' without an age indication: the two digits that identify the bottles indicate the year of distillation (which allows tracing the demographic information of the whisky and the aging time). This solution guarantees the distillery the flexibility to launch the whiskies on the market only when they have reached their optimal maturation state, without having to adhere to the timelines dictated by the label: every year the director of distillery, John MacDonald, selects only the whiskies that have reached perfection, allowing those that need more time to rest.
The Balblair whiskies, enclosed in the elegant and distinctive bottles that have become a symbol of the distillery, stand out for their fruity and floral aromas tempered by spicy notes. The careful assessment of the maturation state guarantees the entire wide range of 'vintage malt' Balblair an impeccable personality, optimal aging, and a grand character.
