Bladnoch Samsara

Name: Bladnoch Samsara
Brand: Bladnoch
SKU: 99677
Rating: 83.43 (129 reviews)

Overall rating: 83.43/100
votes: 129

Whiskybase ID: 99677
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Bladnoch
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Celebrating 200 Years
Bottled: 2017
Casktype: Californian Red Wine and Bourbon Casks
Strength: 46.7 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 750 ml
Barcode: 851370006044
Added on: 16 Aug 2017 8:01 am by Norbs

Average value

€ 79.57

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Whisky Reviews for Bladnoch Samsara

26 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 83.43 points

SwiftyMcVeigh scored this whisky 85 points
11 Sep 2020 4:25 pm
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.
Kovalyoff scored this whisky 86 points
25 Apr 2021 12:13 am
Blenders Glass.
I expected the worst, but quite to myself.
Let's hope that the quality will continue to grow in the future. Balance 21
Total: 86

Nose

Nose: cognac (oak), hay, a drop of parquet varnish, hazelnuts, tobacco leaves ... there is a subtle note, I don’t understand why, but it is very pleasant and attractive 22

Taste

Taste: fruity sweetness, wormwood bitterness, pepper and spice hotness 22

Finish

Finish: a short ... burst of pungency, and immediately fade into sweetness and indistinct woody bitterness 21
Thermidor scored this whisky 77 points
14 Mar 2021 2:17 pm
Too many wood spices for me. I'd prefer Bladnoch with less wood influence.

Tasted in a Bladnoch lineup:
Pure Scot blend (75 pts.), Pure Scot Virgin Oak blend (73), New Make (70), Samsara (77), 10yo (76), 11yo (79), 14yo (82), 15yo Adela (79), 17yo red wine finish (77), 25yo Talia (83), 26yo Talia (84), 27yo Talia (82).

Nose

Ginger, pepper, sweet winelike notes. Oaky, sweaty, grassy.

Taste

Spicy, peppery and planky. Kinda like rye whisky. Water makes it spirity. Blackberries, currants, and spices from the oak. Some leather.

Finish

Winegums and wood spices. Too sweet, and with this allspice/muscat spice dominance.
sarthur71 scored this whisky 83 points
01 Jan 2021 4:19 pm
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
Igor_Gudimov scored this whisky 86 points
29 Dec 2020 6:22 pm
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
Dre73 scored this whisky 83 points
24 Dec 2020 10:33 pm
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.
Willum scored this whisky 82 points
19 Dec 2020 4:20 pm
Nose

84 84

Taste

83 83

Finish

80 80
Squinugie scored this whisky 82 points
06 Dec 2020 4:48 pm
Nose

83 83

Taste

82 82

Finish

82 82
IslayFanDo77 scored this whisky 82 points
30 Oct 2020 9:54 pm
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
toklian scored this whisky 78 points
20 Jun 2020 11:52 am

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

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