Balblair

Balblair 1983 Vintage 1st Release 30 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, 2013, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 34
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

The Balblair 1983 Vintage 1st Release is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky distilled in 1983 and bottled in 2013. Matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, it is non-chill filtered and bottled at 46% ABV. This expression replaced the 1975 vintage.

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jun 8, 2026SGD 712.14
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Mar 8, 2026SGD 491.14
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Cask type
Bourbon
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
1st Release
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Warm toffee syrup drizzled over a classic banana split, complete with vanilla ice-cream, chocolate sprinkles and a cherry on the top. Warm aromas of butterscotch, toffee and vanilla with sweet citrus coming through. Fresh, with a lot of berries and vanilla, nice oak notes, ice cream, caramel and a whiff of bananas. Pecan & banoffee pie, spiced apple pie, cinnamon, vanilla custard, coconut, cereal barley malt, toffee, vanilla, chocolate.
Palate
The sweet treats from the nose calm down just a little, with a spicy flutter of cinnamon and oak balancing out the fresh fruit and butterscotch. Sweet and spicy with banana, fudge and caramel notes, fresh fruitiness. Darker sweetness, deep vanilla, cinnamon and chocolate notes, mixed with lighter notes of fruit and runny honey. Smooth and rich, creamy vanilla ice cream, milk chocolate, butterscotch fudge, vanilla sponge cake, apple cake, a hit of cinnamon spice, raspberry ripple ice cream and toffee caramel sauce, oak wood.
Finish
Long and equally enjoyable. Long and full bodied with luscious butterscotch. Still sweet and dark, more peppery and spicy now, and the caramel is more like fudge. Warm and long finish. Long, delicate and fruity, fruit puddings in custard.
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