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This 1990 vintage Bladnoch, Whisky Sponge Ed. 90, is the second half of a cask partially bottled in 2023. This release has been bottled at 55.1% after 34 years in a Refill Barrel!. 91.25pts Whiskybase and 91pts WhiskyFun
Producer Description
"To mark the milestone that is Whisky Sponge Edition No.90, we have bottled the remainder of our Bladnoch 1990. It is 34 years old, has spent the entirety of its life in refill barrel and has been bottled at natural cask strength.
"We bottled a small amount of this as a Special Edition last year and left the remainder to continue maturing with additional head space in the cask to enhance the oxidative aspects and fruity qualities. We think the result is stunning and this is a whisky for anyone who loves old fruit bombs."
700 mlProducer Tasting Note (2023 Bottling Same Cask)
Nose: hugely fruity and syrupy. Riddled with guava, mango, honey and baked apple, with things like custard and aged sauternes underneath. Just exquisite and still full of power and freshness despite the age.
Palate: inversely for a whisky this age, the palate is even better than the nose! Hypnotically fruity, richly waxy, full of exotic teas, roots, herbs, wee earthy tobacco notes, lemon oil and herbal liqueurs. Old school and really a lot bigger and more fruity and complex than you’d associate with lowland single malt. Stunning!
Finish: wonderfully long, resinous, waxy, herbal and still dominated by myriad fresh fruit notes.
91pts WhiskyFun
"I take my hat off to the young independent bottler, no matter how shrewd, for unearthing a Bladnoch that's thirty-four years old. Are you aware of the historical significance here? Bladnoch was closed, alongside Rosebank, by United Distillers in 1993. This whisky is likely one of the last vestiges of the great Lowlands of yesteryear, Rosebank-St-Magdalene-Bladnoch. Even though Bladnoch was restarted by the Armstrong family in the year 2000, with a style that seemed quite different to us. Colour: full gold. Nose: prominent custard cream and citron liqueur, followed by chalk, Sancerre, honeysuckle, and limestone. With water: oh lovely, virgin wool and fresh bread dough, then candied fruit, particularly citrus. Palate (neat): very lemony with other exotic fruits that are quite tight and even acidic, like passion fruit. With water: bread and lemon. Corsican lemon biscuits are very good, but not worth a special journey… Better to go there for the wines and the sea cicadas. Canarelli! The locals, on the other hand, can be a bit rough around the edges… (that's it, I'm dead). Finish: perfect, long, lemony, with a honeyed aftertaste. Comments: Corsican limoncello with honey from the maquis, homemade. To be enjoyed with barbecued sea cicadas indeed... But do they have that in Scotland?
SGP:651 - 91 points."