Highlands Whisky

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Established in 1894.

	Tasting Notes
	Knockdhu Distillery, established in 1894 and one of the smallest and most enchanting in the Scottish Highlands, is renowned the world over by malt enthusiasts for producing a Single Malt that makes every day a special occasion.
	The Knockdhu Distillery nestles under the mysterious Knock Hill, known to locals by its Gaelic name of anCnoc. Curiously, the Single Malt produced from the Knockdhu Distillery is not named after the Distillery. it is proudly named after the anCnoc, which provides the source of the pure crystal spring water that is an essential element of anCnoc Single Malt Scotch Whisky
	Nose: Soft, very aromatic with a hint of honey and lemon in the foreground.
	Colour: Amber with a slight yellow hue.
	Taste: Sweet to start with an appetising fruitiness and a long smooth finish. A malt for every occasion.

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Degré : 40%
Note :
Printemps 2024

Established in 1790.

	Tasting Notes
	The first release of Vintage 2005 is light, sparkling gold in appearance.
	The nose is full bodied with the classic aromas of fresh green apples, ground spices and honey. The American oak, ex-bourbon arrels used in maturation impart notes of oaky vanilla, leather and oranges with a hint of fragrant cut flowers and smoke.
	On the palate Balblair's signature style of citrus orchard is followed by intense sweetness of toffee and vanilla rounded off by a deliciously spicy, long finish. This superb dram is bright and full of character, a ray of sunshine in a bottle.

Vintages Timed to Perfection

Balblair whiskies are uniquely Vintage, our bottles are not marked with an age statement, but simply with the year that the whisky was laid down. Every year, our Distillery Manager JohnMacDonald, tastes, judges and selects straight from the cask. And at exactly the right moment, when the balane between the age and the character of the whisky is just right, we bottle it.

Each Vintage represents an exact moment in time. A moment of perfection, it's the ability to judge that precise point in time that makes Balblair so special.

A Vintage Story

Established in 1790 Balblair distillery is one of the oldes working distilleries in Scotland. It is strikingly situated by the beautiful Dornoch Firth on the sweep of the Cambuscurrie Bay within sight of the ancient Clach Biorach standing stone.

The original source of its water is still used to this day. The delightful and winding Allt Dearg burn flows fresh and clear from the surronding hills.

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Degré : 46%
Note : Excellent. Très iodé. Plus salin et moins tourbé que le Ledaig. Mer & écume.
Août 2017

Established in 1826.

Wick was the herring capital of Europe from 1860-90, when a flotilla of as many as 1,000 boats - known as drifters - crowded the harbour during 'silver darling' season. The drifters employed around 6,000 fishermen and provided labour for a further 6,000 hands, including the 'fisher-lassies' who gutted, salted and barrelled the herring for export worldwide.

As the man behind the town's 19th Century fishing boom, Sir William Pulteney put Wick on the map, but today the Pulteney name is better known for its unique single malt whisky. Distilled and matured by the sea, the liquid in our casks is cocooned by salty air swept ashore on Arctic winds.

During Wick's heyday as Europe's herring capital, the vessels, adorned with their generous, sparkling hauls of silver darlings, also carried fishermen in their droves. Exhausted after weekes of high seas hardship, the courageous seafarers who landed silver by the barrel were rewarded with liquid gold by the cask

	Tasting Notes
	Since 1826, Pulteney Distillery has endured everything nature and man can throw at it, including 25 years of prohibition. Old Pulteney is inseparable from the spirit of the harbour town it calls home which is why it will always be The Maritime Malt.
	Matured next to the sea in hand-selected, second fill ex-bourbon barrels. Sweet cream, warm oats and orchard fruits lead into fresh pastry with a burst of citrus and coconut. Then a warm, lasting finish with a robust coastal character in this gold single malt.
	Matured in fine American oak casks, cocooned by the sea air around the coastal distillery. Smooth and charismatic. Truly The Maritime Malt.

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Degré : 46%
Note : Doux mais épicé. Une bonne rondeur en bouche. Fruits du vergers très présents. Au nez et un peu en bouche on peut sentir l'influence du bourbon. Un long finish en effet. Très appréciable. Pas tourbé, pas iodé.
Mars 2024