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Balblair 1973 Gordon and MacPhail 32 Year Old Private Collection

Lot: 6147988

Balblair 1973 Gordon and MacPhail 32 Year Old Private Collection

Winning Bid: £1,500

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Balblair
Age: 
33 Year Old
Vintage: 
1973
Region: 
Highland
Bottler: 
Gordon & MacPhail
Cask Type: 
2 x 1st fill Sherry hogsheads
Bottled Strength: 
45%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Balblair 1973 Gordon and MacPhail 32 Year Old Private Collection

Balblair distillery in situated in the northern Highland region, currently under the ownership of Inver House Distillers and previously part of the Hiram Walker empire before it became Allied Distillers. Allied sold it to Inver House in 1996, who introduced the much-loved vintage-dated core range in 2007. Distillery bottlings were also produced in the 1980s but in the intervening years, independent releases like this were the most commonly available way to sample this lesser-known Highland single malt.

Balblair was one of the distilleries that licensed its brand to Gordon & MacPhail to produce official releases in the 1970s and 1980s, not having the capacity to do so itself at the time. This good standing with the distillery furnished the Elgin-based independent firm with a steady supply of high quality casks, and subsequently, high quality releases.

This is from the Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection range. This is an earlier addition to the series, before it replaced Rare Old as their premium label in 2018. These older editions often focussed on cask finishing, in this case however we have a straight vatting of two first fill sherry hogsheads.

 

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