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Private Collection Balblair 1973

Brand Private Collection
Expression Balblair 1973
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Vintage 1973
Abv 45.00%
Produced at Gordon & MacPhail
Region Highland
Availability Europe, Asia and selected whisky outlets worldwide
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.gordonandmacphail.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 57 by Michael Jackson and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Youthfully acetic with a whiff of spirit above gentle smoke (bbq?) and a cereal base. Some caramel. Honey?
Palate
Quite light and dry at first; then surprisingly rich and gingery. Gingerbread.
Finish
Mild. Lovely late smoke development.
Comment
Elegant and uncomplicated. Refreshing and appetising. Hides its 50% ABV very well.

Arthur Motley

Nose
Lots of sherry, wood polish, tiramisu, tobacco and cinnamon toast.
Palate
Coffee drunk through a snorkel mask.
Finish
Bitter chocolate.
Comment
A sherry beast with rubbery horns. A drink to be chewed rather than sipped. It caught me in the right mood and I liked it.

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