Very fresh and floral. Of the sweetness that emerges. Lemon and even lemongrass! Good surprise ! A little toffee. With water: lemon tart! On the palate, delicate and elegant, it remains a little dry. Flowers that will persist in the finale. With water, the sweetness increases and we have rather lively spices.

Enthusiasm 4/5

Serge says:

Bladnoch 22 yo 1991/2013 (47.8%, Pure Spirit, bourbon) Pure Spirit are a new independent bottler from France. This is one of their very first offerings. Colour: straw. Nose: it is a zesty one, hurray! It’s relatively light after the heavy-ish 11 yo but I certainly prefer this kind of complex waxy, citrusy, almondy and slightly mentholated profile. Touches of yellow chartreuse, lemon squash, crème de menthe, maybe a little tar and then more and more lemonade, with a slightly spritzy and chalky side that even gives it something a little medicinal. Baked apples too, some cider. Mouth: it’s a bit like peppered lemon juice, if you will. Or a cocktail made out of lemon squash, black pepper and ginger tonic. Very singular, rather different for sure. After a few seconds, we find also chlorophyll (gum), green tea, quite a lot of lemon balm… And it remains a little spritzy, while other citrus fruits start to come though, mainly grapefruits and citrons. Pure Bladnoch! Finish: pretty long and even zestier. A handful of lemon drops. Comments: it’s quite tart but that’s the style I was expecting. Again, a genuine Bladnoch and a style that’s nowhere else to be seen. Well selected, Pure Spirit! SGP:661 - 89 points.

pale gold color, very nice fruity nose, lots of lemon, yellow fruit, some vanilla, floral notes and cut grass. In the mouth the alcohol is well integrated, many acidulous fruits, especially lemon, a little vanilla. Good length, slight bitterness always a lemony freshness. A rather original Bladnoch with this lemony side very marked.