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15th January 2024 |
Review of
Bladnoch distillery's entry level core
range bottling, Bladnoch Vinaya.
 Bladnoch
Vinaya is one of three Bladnoch Classic
Collection whiskies
which I am reviewing in for Burns Night.
Rabbie Burns, the national poet of
Scotland, was born on 25 January 1759 in Alloway,
Ayrshire, Scotland and spent his final
years in Dumfries not far from Bladnoch
distillery, if Burns was alive today I
am sure given his love of Scotch whisky
there is a good chance he may have
celebrated his birthday with a a few
drams from Bladnoch.
Bladnoch Vinaya is the distillery's
entry level no age statement core range
bottling, it has been matured in a
unique combination of 1st fill Bourbon
and 1st fill Sherry casks and has been
bottled non-chill filtered, naturally
coloured at 46.7% ABV.
‘Vinaya’, is a Sanskrit word meaning
respect and gratitude, pays homage to
the original founders of the distillery
who paved the way, as Bladnoch looks
forward to an exciting new era of
production and innovation.
William
Morrison's
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Gentle
enticing honey and barley sugar sweetness, some
equally gentle lime marmalade and a wee
bit of a grassy floral edge.
Taste: The
delicious gentle barley sugared candy
sweetness the nose forecast leads the
way infused with green apple, pear,
zesty lemon, crushed sultana, honey and
lovely vibrant peppery oak spices which
are accompanied by the grassy notes from
the nose.
Finish: Still
a hint of green apple, crushed sultana
and honey, the barley sugar sweetness
puts up a short fight but is overthrown
by the delicious peppery notes which
give way to let the slightly drying oak
have the final word.
Comment:
A delicious Lowland dram which I have no
doubt Rabbie Burns would have loved. For
those that enjoy their Lowland drams
grassy, barley sugared, honeyed and
spiced and with some added apple and
sultana notes. The balance of first fill
sherry and bourbon casks appears firmly
in the bourbon cask corner, but both
casks have their say to make for a very
enjoyable Lowland dram.
SMW Whisky Score
89/100
You will find this and the current
Bladnoch whisky range available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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