Blair Athol 25-year-old (D.1995, B.2020) Douglas Laing's Old Particular/ 59.5%/ 0.7l

Blair Athol Distillery is based in the picturesque Victorian town of Pitlochry in the Mid Highlands, close to the iconic Edradour distillery.

Blair Athol has been distilling since 1798, making it one of the oldest Scottish distilleries still in operation in the 21st century. In 1933, the distillery was acquired by Arthur Bell & Sons, and since then the lion's share of production has been consumed by Bell's blends. This Douglas Laing & Co. Old Particular edition was distilled in March 1995 and matured in a sherry butt no. DL 13945 for exactly a quarter of a century. Bottled at 59.5% abv in March 2020 in an edition of 282 bottles.

Nose: quite sweet, honey, milk chocolate, vanilla, buttered toast, cotton candy, orange peel, greengages, notes of cinnamon, cloves, sherry and oak.

Palate : sweet with a light spiciness, vanilla cream, cappuccino, nectarines, honeydew melon, white pepper, cinnamon, candied ginger, raisins and oak.

Finish: quite long, with notes of honey, milk chocolate, dried apricots, raisins, nutmeg, sherry and oak.