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Bladnoch 2024 Single Cask whisky collection includes rare vintage Single Cask release

Bladnoch 2024 Single Cask Collection

Bladnoch Distillery has ushered a new single cask collection into its portfolio of Lowland single malt whiskies. The Bladnoch 2024 Single Cask Collection features six unique single malt whiskies, each hand selected by Dr Nick Savage, Bladnoch’s Master Distiller.

The new single cask range draws upon the spirit reserves laid to rest in the distillery’s 207-year-old bluestone warehouses, located on the edge of the River Bladnoch in the Lowland whisky region of Scotland.

Varying in cask type and rarity, each of the whiskies in the single cask range has been bottled at cask strength and is non-chill filtered with natural colour.

The Bladnoch Single Cask collection

The first release in the collection, the Bladnoch Single Cask 2024/01 is a sweet and refreshing single malt distilled in 2017 and matured in a sherry butt cask. With an ABV of 57.6%, it presents floral, sweet notes with hints of apple crumble and is limited to 219 bottles.

Imparting sweet notes of creamy soda, lemons and coconut and a sweet, dry finish, the Bladnoch Single Cask 2024/02 expression was distilled in 2007 and matured in a single bourbon barrel. It has an ABV of 52.6% and is limited to 170 bottles.

Bladnoch Single Cask 2024/03 is a sweet and smoky peated whisky distilled in 2017 and matured in a canasta butt cask. With an ABV of 58.3%, it displays smoky notes on the nose and flavours of bonfire toffee apples and apricots on the palate and is limited to 676 bottles.

Bladnoch Single Cask 2024/04 single malt reveals popcorn, minty and creamy notes and a sweet and creamy finish. Distilled in 2008 and matured in a bourbon barrel, it has an ABV of 51.2% and is limited to 237 bottles.

Bladnoch Single Cask 2024/05 is a dry whisky imparting chocolate, coffee bean and nutmeg aromas and herbal spice with dark chocolate flavours and has an ABV of 49.9%. It was distilled in 2006 and matured in a sherry butt cask and is limited to 660 bottles.

The final release in the 2024 collection, Bladnoch Single Cask 2024/06 is a vintage single malt whisky with notes of floral pinecones with walnuts on the nose and almonds with plum jam on the palate. Distilled in 2001 and matured in an Amontillado sherry hogshead cask, this exclusive release has an ABV of 50.1% and is limited to 281 bottles.

The first five whiskies in the collection sell for £160, while the rare vintage Bladnoch Single Cask 2024/06 is priced at £450. 

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