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Exhausted Blair Athol hasn't even appeared on my radar 40 times in the last fifteen years. However, it seems to be a beautiful distillery. Whatever the case, in the glass is a 13 year old from 2008 bottled by Morrison Scotch Distillers (as they call themselves these days) from oloroso sherry hogsheads. This release was almost 1,100 bottles strong, albeit cut to 47.5%. The nose is a bit boring in all honesty. I get sweet malt, but little more. Some menthol and one lost apricot and that's it, I'm afraid. Gosh, yeah, it could have been worse. He certainly doesn't have a single off-note. Although it has a nice oily structure, it offers even less in terms of taste than the nose promised. Now I only have sweet malt, but it is somewhat marred by bitter notes from the oak. Were these exhausted oloroso hogsheads, perhaps? The result is a medium, dry and almost astringent finish. Now I remember why Blair Ahtol appears so rarely on my radar. Count on around EUR 75. Thanks for the sample, Benny.

It is therefore much too one-dimensional. There is no trace of fruitiness either in the nose or on the palate. Rather, there is a malty-grainy note, which is mainly covered by the clear bitterness of a hazelnut and lacks any sweetness. Absolutely not a nice barrel.