MaltMartyr scored this whisky 88 points
26 nov 2021 1:12 am
It is a testament to its age and a well priced selection; I see why it was pulled for bottling. Noses as a sherry bomb; let it breathe. Water helps some on the body and nose. I wouldn't call it brash; its bold and as a result the finish holds well. Not as nuanced as some.

Nose

91 91

Deep sherry, raisins, stewed prunes, coffee and cream, fruit compote, cloves, cinnamon, brown sugar, slight ethanol; open your mouth when you inhale, the scent of this sherry bomb floats, but even port comes out to play. maintains its allure and the sherry raisin craving may be appeased more by adding some water.

Taste

87 87

more sherry, port, honey, clove, vanilla;

Finish

87 87

clove, cinnamon, black pepper, sherry lingering in the background.
EvilAFI scored this whisky 84 points
28 sep 2021 2:11 am
A young and brash Balblair, it isn’t rounded. The flavors aren’t bad, just not for me.

Nose

85 85

Stewed fruits and caramel, tangy oak, sweet and sour.

Taste

84 84

Much like the nose, more oak here and less sweet, dank sherry, pepper, a touch of mold, abv is apparent.

Finish

83 83

Dry oak, pepper, sour cherries
the_muskox scored this whisky 84 points
24 feb 2021 12:31 am

Pretty nice! I love the nose – such thick, dark, spicy Oloroso. Great finish, too, with those nice sticky and smoky notes. The palate stays just a bit hot, and while water improves it there, I feel like it might take some of the flavour as well. I’ve decided that bitter sugar note is actually a good thing, by the way. I’ve had a few excellent sherried whiskies in the past couple weeks, and they seem to have been slightly better than this one.

Nose: Dark and sticky. Molasses, amber maple syrup, prunes, blood orange juice. Peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich. Salted caramel popcorn, roast hazelnuts, and tahini paste. Lemon tea, fragrant and slightly grassy. Tobacco and dunnage warehouse. Exotic hardwoods and baking spices.

Palate: Medium texture, and very hot, though the heat dissipates a bit as it sits. Sticky dried stonefruit and citrus peels on the arrival, along with the zing of white pepper and dried ginger. Slow development to old wood, tobacco, and earthy malt. Muddy fruitcake on the back end.
A couple drops of water added more ginger, grapefruit peels, and flowers. More water doesn’t change the flavour much, but it does take the heat down. Actually, there’s some dark banana and a bit of burnt-sugar bitterness.

Finish: Medium-long and sweet. More blood orange, dried fruit leather, sticky caramel, dark chocolate, bananas foster, and toasted barley. Cherries and almond extract.
The water adds a vaguely smokey tea note.
Scherenschnitte scored this whisky 83 points
31 dec 2020 5:35 pm
Matured in an “oloroso sherry” seasoned Spanish oak butt - apparently the cask held wine from Montilla-Moriles.
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Decent, not great. Hard to imagine this isn’t a crowd-pleaser profile though. Borders on being too syrupy sweet on the palate and lacks complexity overall. Possibly too much weird seasoned cask influence for my taste.⁣⁣

Nose

Exhaust fumes, almonds, cherries, raspberry syrup, faint malt vinegar.⁣⁣

Taste

Really fruity and syrupy, cherries, raspberries coupled with cloves and cinnamon, some fudge-like sweet notes.⁣⁣

Finish

Fruitiness continues from palate with some tobacco, herbal notes, and lingering dark chocolate.⁣⁣

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Balblair 2006

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Whisky reviews for Balblair 2006

MaltMartyr scored this whisky 88 points

EvilAFI scored this whisky 84 points

the_muskox scored this whisky 84 points

Scherenschnitte scored this whisky 83 points

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