4th Jun, 2025 10:00
Whisky | Water of Life
BLAIR ATHOL 1997 15 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS LAING OLD MALT CASK
HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT
Distilled: 08/1997
Bottled: 05/2013
Matured in Sherry Butt #9759
1 of 271 bottles
50% ABV / 70cl
Despite being situated in the small town of Pitlochry, Blair Athol distillery is named after another town about seven miles further north. There is some speculation that this was done to ingratiate the distillery with the Duke of Athol who owned the land the distillery was built on.
As with so many other distilleries, Blair Athol couldn’t weather the storm of The Great Depression and closed its doors in 1930. During this period of silence the distillery was acquired by Arthur Bell & Sons who reopened it in 1949. Today it still provides the heart of the Bell’s blend.
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