Blair Athol 2011 Aged 9 Years Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky – North Star (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 49.9%           Age: 9 Years Old       Country: Scotland

*Strictly One Bottle Per Customer

Cask Number: Batch 010
Date of Distilling: March 2011
Date of Bottling: June 2020
Matured In: a single Bourbon Hogshead, then a single ex Oloroso Sherry Cask.
Un-Chillfiltered

The Blair Athol Distillery is located near Pitlochry in the Highlands of Scotland. Blair Athol was originally the estate village of the picturesque Blair Castle, at whose gates the distillery now stands. The distillery was licensed in 1825, on the site of an older distillery, and was purchased by Arthur Bell and Sons in 1933. Since then the distillery was purchased by the Guinness Group in 1985. Running 4 stills, the distillery produces approximately 2,300,000 litres annually.

North Star Spirits is an independent bottler based in Glasgow, Scotland. They pride themselves on bottling the finest single malt Scotch whisky, blended whisky and blended malt Scotch whisky. Producing artisan single cask whisky from various regions of Scotland as well as bottling rums, gins and Bourbon whiskey. All products are small batch, bottled at cask strength.

This North Star bottling was distilled at the Blair Athol Distillery in March 2011. It was initially matured in an ex Bourbon Hogshead before being transferred to a single ex Oloroso Sherry cask for 19 months. Bottled as part of the Cask Series 10 only 276 bottles were produced with a much smaller amount making it to Australia. Bottled at 49.9% abv.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Strawberry jam donuts, cinnamon dust, hazelnuts and honey.

Palate: Cinnamon nut scrolls, dark vanilla toffee, baking spices of all spice, clove and nutmeg.

Finish: Toffee apples with salty toffee and oak.