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The early Gordon & MacPhail bottlings of Hiram Walker single malts, which also included Scapa and Pulteney, were recognisable by their uniform use of these black-bordered white labels with red text or black bands through the centre. In the 1980s the label style shifted to focus on a specific branding for each distillery rather than their parent company. A malt distillery in the Highland region of ...
Based on 3 published Maltiply reviews.
Fruit and vanilla bring some warmth, while bitter chocolate, spice and drying licorice make this feel more firm than easygoing. There’s plenty of character, though it sounds less gentle than the styles I tend to favour.
A spiced Highland malt.
The dark chocolate, raisins and date pudding give this Balblair a rich, dessert-like direction, with orange and vanilla as a brighter counterpoint. On the palate, bitter chocolate and mocha meet fruit and spice, then the long finish shifts toward drying licorice and oak. That movement from sweeter notes to a drier close gives it shape. It sounds better suited to someone who enjoys layered, weightier flavours than a particularly gentle, simple style.
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