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Bladnoch Samsara

Overall rating
83.45/100
votes
122
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Celebrating 200 Years
Bottled
2017
Casktype
Californian Red Wine and Bourbon Casks
Strength
46.7 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Barcode
851370006044
Added on
16 Aug 2017 8:01 am by Norbs
UncoloredNon-chillfiltered
Bladnoch Samsara
Photo by JSW
Bladnoch Samsara
Photo by Tazzie
Bladnoch Samsara
Photo by Tazzie
Bladnoch Samsara
Photo by JSW

Average value

€ 79.14

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Whisky Reviews for Bladnoch Samsara

24 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 83.45 points

  1. SwiftyMcVeigh scored this whisky 85 points Expert Senior

    Ambitious in terms of price. Apart from that, a very palatable Lowlander.
    • Nose
      84 84
      Caramel candy, floral herbal notes, vanilla, a bit of malt sweetness and fresh oak that is reminiscent of chipboard. Overall restrained. In the background grapes and red wine tannins. Orange and citrus. Takes time to develop.
    • Taste
      85 85
      Creamy soft start. Then there are ginger and white pepper spiciness. Cream candy, honey sweetness, cloves, light grapes, tannins, vanilla.
    • Finish
      86 86
      Medium to long, dry and slightly bitter, the grapes remain with the oak.

  2. sarthur71 scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    It would be an excellent wine-bourbon whisky, if it kept 3-4 years more in the barrel. But it turned out to be a rather expensive, sharp, young and unrestrained brew. Haste and greed. Disappointment.
    • Nose
      85 85
      fresh, fruity (apple), tannin, notes of bourbon and red wine
    • Taste
      82 82
      sharper, even pungent, with a noticeable alcoholic presence; fruits and sweets in the background
    • Finish
      83 83
      warm and dry, the alcohol quickly goes away leaving honey, sweetness and spice

  3. Igor_Gudimov scored this whisky 86 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      Waxy, overripe sweet red apple and red grapes
    • Taste
      Sweet red fruit (black grapes?), a hint of smoke, and tannins
    • Finish
      Short, sweet with wine tannins tartness

  4. Dre73 scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    Pretty smooth whisky, with some red fruity hints. Tasteful, not too complex but just pleasant enough.
    • Nose
      83 83
      Very fruity, pineapple, orange, pretty fresh. Some plums, berries, winegums. Spicy as well.
    • Taste
      83 83
      Very smooth initially, then a bit tingling on the tongue. Some plums, honey, a bit spicy.
    • Finish
      82 82
      Still very smooth, woth some hints of plums and berries. Winegums. Not too long, with a little spicy hint, cinnamon.

  5. Willum scored this whisky 82 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      83 83
    • Finish
      80 80

  6. Squinugie scored this whisky 82 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      83 83
    • Taste
      82 82
    • Finish
      82 82

  7. IslayFanDo77 scored this whisky 82 points Newbie

    Nose:
    Sweet Vanilla with citrus l and a little caramel.
    Taste:
    Starts Sweet in the beginning, a little strongly spicy, malt and still fruity but with a very slight pleasant sharpnes. Very multifacted.
    Finish:
    Middle to long lastig, the sweetnes is also at the Finish Trends to be spicy. It becones drier and malty towards oak.
    • Nose
      83 83
      Sweet Vanilla with citrus l and a little caramel.
    • Taste
      81 81
      Starts Sweet in the beginning, a little strongly spicy, malt and still fruity but with a very slight pleasant sharpnes. Very multifacted.
    • Finish
      82 82
      Middle to long lastig, the sweetnes is also at the Finish Trends to be spicy. It becomes drier and malty towards oak

  8. toklian scored this whisky 78 points Connoisseur

    N20 P20 F19 B19

    What I personally don't like most of all is the way how it affects me.
    Headache started in 2-3 minutes after the first sip.

    It also happed with 10YO.

    Quite strange and unpleasant experience

  9. alex..w..fan scored this whisky 77 points Connoisseur

    20 19 19 19 77

  10. SeWuWhisky scored this whisky 68 points Expert Senior

    Nose: Quite nice with banana, fruits, citrus, sweetness, slightly flowery
    Mouth: Quite dry feeling, a bit burning
    Taste: Oak a lot of oak, some bitterness pepper and ginger is unfortunatly putting a shadow on the fruits below. A bit dissapointing.
    Palate: Long but weak with oak and a lot of oak

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