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Blair Athol

Scotland Highland Central. (Midlands) - Tayside Region. Blair Atholl (With a double 'l'), Pitlochry, Perthshire. Now not at Blair Atholl, as its name suggests, the distillery is to be found on the southernapproach road to Pitlochry, just off the main A9. OS Sheet 43 ; Map reference NN 87 65 ; Latitude 3 50dg N

Distillery: Blair Athol Distillery.
Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH16 5LY
TEL: 01796 472234 - FAX: 01796 473292
Easter-Sept, Mon-Sat: 0900.17.00. Sun: 12.00-17.00.
Oct-Easter, Mon-Fri: 09.00-17.00 (last tour at 16.00).
Dec-Feb, tours by appointment only.

Founded:

Owner: United Distillers plc.

Producer: ?

More Info:
The distillery was founded in the late 1790's at Pitlochry and theowners have always insisted on using Orkney peat, preferred for its youngcharacter.
The resulting whisky has a dry, sharp nose, becoming sweeter and creamierwith some cereal notes, light caramel and heathery overtones. The flavouris smooth and sweet, with a gingery finish and and mossy overtones.

Here's a rip from www.whiskyweb.com :
Although originally founded almost 30 years earlier,the present distillery was established in 1826, when revived by John Robertson.It passed into the hands of John Conacher & company in 1827. It closed in 1932 and,although purchased by Arthur Bell & Sons the following year, it did not come into productionagain until 1949 after rebuilding. Extended from two to four stills in 1973.Now part of United Distillers plc.

Another rip from the Scotch Doc.:
Blair Athol Distillery was originally founded about 1798. The present distillery,which is located near Pitlochry, off Highway A9, about eleven miles south of thetown of Blair Atholl (spelled with two l's), was established in 1826.Closed shortly thereafter in 1832, with extensive reconstruction in the interim,it did not commence production again until 1949. It doubled its production capacity tofour stills in 1973. The entire area around Pitlochry was once a thriving whisky productioncenter of activity with over thirty distilleries in production at one time. The water qualityof Allt Dour Burn has a great reputation for quality that was publically praised by none otherthan Alfred Barnard in 1887 in his book "The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom." Blair Athol is an excellent stop for the tourist. It has an excellent Visitors Center with a veryeducational media program that is part of the educational tour provided visitors.

From the book 'The Scottish Collection' Classic Malts by Carol P. Shaw :
Tasting notes : A light, fresh malt with dry notes, ahint of smokiness and strong fruit overtones, leading into a very smooth finish. Taste rating = 2-3
This is a picturesquely on a wooded hillside on the outskirts of the pretty Perthshire tourist centre of Pitlochry. Blair Athol is unusual in that it is twelve miles distant from the village after which it is named. Established in 1825, the distillery was bought by Bell in 1933 and sympatheticaally upgraded, although it did not produce again for another 16 years. It is now owned by United Distillers. Its water comes from the Allt Dour (Burn of the Otter) which flows past the distillery en route to the River Tummel.

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