Balblair 1975-1997 - 21 Year Old - Signatory Vintage - Single Cask 7275

INFORMATION

Balblair 1975 - 1997. 21 Year Old. Bottled by Signatory Vintage. Cask number 7275. One of 655 bottles. 70cl. 56.5%.

DISTILLERY:Balblair

DISTILLERY STATUS:Working

Bottle ABV:56.5%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

Bottle PRODUCED:655

BOTTLER:Signatory Vintage

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK NUMBER:7275

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Highland

DISTILLED YEAR:1975

BOTTLING DATE::1997

AGE:21

Located in the Northern Highlands a few miles from Glenmorangie, Balblair’s whisky is old-school coastal Highland style. The original Balblair distillery was founded in 1790 but production was moved in 1872 to a new distillery which was subsequently rebuilt in 1894 and then mothballed from 1911-1949. Balblair was acquired by Hiram Walker in 1970, became part of Allied Distillers in 1988 and was finally sold to Inver House Distillers in 1996. Inver House have been owned by Thai Beverages plc since 2006.

Sporadic official bottlings of Balblair occurred prior to the Inver House takeover, and Gordon & MacPhail also bottled Balblair semi-officially under licence for many years. Inver House issued a memorable 33-year-old Balblair in 2000 before launching a popular vintage range in 2007. The core range reverted to age statement releases in 2019. Most of the classic indie Balblairs are from Gordon & MacPhail, with notable releases also from bottlers including the SMWS, Adelphi and Douglas Laing.