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Orchard Beehives 29 years 1990 The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask n°70.41 - One of 165 ----(amber)
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Orchard Beehives 29 years 1990 The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask n°70.41 - One of 165
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Scotland, Northern Highlands. Distillery operational. Owner: Inver House Distillers Ltd.

It was at the dawn of the new millennium, under the leadership of Inver House Distillers Ltd - the distillery's new owners from 1996 on - that Balblair freed itself from its past as a blender's malt (Ballantines', Hankey Bannister, Pinwinnie, etc.) and became a single malt in its own right. Unpeated and frequently aged in ex-bourbon casks, Balblair released numerous small-batch vintage bottlings. In the early 2000s, the classic 10 Year Old and 16 Year Old Elements versions were joined by two outstanding versions aged respectively for 35 years (1970) and 33 years. It was, however, with two bottlings from 1966 (38 years) and 1974 (27 years) matured entirely in sherry casks that Balblair veered off the beaten track and attracted the attention of collectors.

About the wine

A Balblair distilled in 1990 and matured for 29 years in an ex-bourbon refill hogshead. This is a limited edition of 165 bottles for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) was founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by a group of friends with a particular passion for whisky. The club selects casks whose bottles are then only available to members. The name of the distillery is not mentioned on the label but each distillery is given a number as the malt is bottled. The first cask selected by the SMWS, for example, was Glenfarclas, and it therefore uses the number 1. The second number refers to the number of bottlings from each distillery. The club was sold to Glenmorangie in 2004 and then to a group of investors in 2016.

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Characteristics of the producer and cuvée

Region: Scotland - Highlands

Producers and wineries: Balblair

Colour: amber

Appellation: Orchard Beehives

Viticulture: conventional More information....

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