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Balblair Elements - Circa 2000


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Balblair Elements - Circa 2000
Balblair Elements - Circa 2000
LOT ID: 0923-752

Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 22 Nov 2023
Balblair Elements - Circa 2000
Balblair Elements - Circa 2000
LOT ID: 1022-667

Winning Bid
£22.50

End Date: 04 Jan 2023
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 385

Winning Bid
£42.50

End Date: 11 Aug 2021
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 749

Winning Bid
£32.50

End Date: 22 Jul 2020
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 576

Winning Bid
£22.50

End Date: 02 Oct 2019
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 716

Winning Bid
£25.00

End Date: 03 Jul 2019
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 549

Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 01 May 2019
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 551

Winning Bid
£35.00

End Date: 01 Aug 2018
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 813

Winning Bid
£40.00

End Date: 06 Jun 2018
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 509

Winning Bid
£35.00

End Date: 04 Apr 2018
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 397

Winning Bid
£22.50

End Date: 29 Nov 2017
Balblair Elements
Balblair Elements
LOT ID: 159

Winning Bid
£27.50

End Date: 04 Sep 2013

Balblair Elements - Circa 2000

Balblair Elements. Bottled 1990s, early 2000s. 70cl. 40%.

Distillery:  Balblair

Distillery Status:  Working

Bottler: Distillery Bottling

Region: Highland

Bottling Year: Circa 2000

Category: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Bottle Size: 70cl / 700ml

ABV: 40%

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.

Distillery bottlings are, as the name suggests, bottled by or for the distillery from which the whisky has originated and are thus often referred to as Official Bottlings or OBs. Distillery bottlings are generally more desirable for collectors and usually fetch higher prices at auction than independent bottlings. They are officially-endorsed versions of the whisky from a particular distillery and are therefore considered the truest expression of the distillery’s character.

This ideal of the distillery character is regarded so seriously by the distilleries and brand owners that casks of whisky that are considered to vary too far from the archetype are frequently sold on to whisky brokers and independent bottlers. When this happens, it is often with the proviso that the distillery’s name is not allowed to be used when the cask is bottled for fear of diminishing or damaging the distillery’s character and status.