{"product_id":"blair-athol-12-year-old-whisky-of-voodoo-the-dancing-cultist-first-fill-ex-red-wine-casks-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2022-70cl","title":"Blair Athol 12 Year Old Whisky Of Voodoo The Dancing Cultist First-Fill Ex-Red Wine Casks Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlair Athol 12 Year Old Whisky Of Voodoo The Dancing Cultist First-Fill Ex-Red Wine Casks Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dancing Cultist Batch 001 is a small batch 12-year-old Blair Athol single malt whisky bottled by Brave New Spirits in their Whisky of Voodoo range, whose OTT bright cartoon labels definitely stand out on the shelf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Voodoo Blair Athol 12-year-old Dancing Cultist was matured in first fill red wine casks and bottled without colouring or chill filtration. Dancing Cultist Batch 001 was bottled at 50.5% in a limited edition of 1207 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-t border-gray-300 pb-2 pt-2 last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eNose\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFloral honey and orchard blossom balance prickles of green pepper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-t border-gray-300 pb-2 pt-2 last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreamy oak, with wafts of vanilla and buttered teacakes. A touch of caramel balances herbal malt, with a slow build of resinous, vinous oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"border-t border-gray-300 pb-2 pt-2 last-of-type:pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich, dark grapes and heavy oak finish things off, with ripe apples and a touch of clove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Blair Athol...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA member of the ‘nutty-spicy’ camp which defined the old Bell’s distilleries, Blair Athol takes the first part of the descriptor to its boldest expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCloudy worts and a short fermentation time give the nutty base, but it is distillation which adds real weight to the distillate. A controlled level of solids coming across in the wash still add a rich, deep, malt-loaf character to the new make. It is this character which allows it to show so well in ex-Sherry, although for blending purposes the majority of the make is destined for ex-Bourbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/media.scotchwhisky.com\/images\/media\/c7d83fbedddbac084456b79ec43e7cac.jpg\" alt=\"Image\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe central Perthshire town of Pitlochry sits on the banks of the River Tay and has had a distillery since 1798, making its plant one of the oldest legal whisky-making sites in Scotland. The original distillery was named Aldour after the burn which supplied it with process water, but changed its name to Blair Athol [after a village seven miles to the north] in 1825. This could conceivably have been to sweeten the Duke of Athol who owned the land\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt became part of the Peter Mackenzie blending house in 1886, but like many distilleries suffered during the economic troubles of the 1930s and fell silent between 1932 and 1949. In the interim period however Mackenzie (and its estate, which also included Dufftown distillery) had been bought by Perth-based blender, Arthur Bell \u0026amp; Sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1970s, Bell’s was being built into the UK’s top-selling blended Scotch and, as a result, Blair Athol was doubled in capacity. Guinness (which bought Bell’s in 1985, and after further mergers evolved into Diageo) opened a visitor’s centre in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to tap into the then infant single malt market, Bell’s bottled it as an eight-year-old in the 1980s, but in the Diageo era it has only appeared as a member of the Flora \u0026amp; Fauna range (at 12 years of age), matured in first-fill ex-Sherry casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50.5% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blair Athol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55989162934597,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/BlairAthol12YearOldWhiskyOfVoodooTheDancingCultistSingleFirst-FillEx-RedWineCaskHighlandSingleMaltScotchWhisky70cl1.jpg?v=1760651935","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/blair-athol-12-year-old-whisky-of-voodoo-the-dancing-cultist-first-fill-ex-red-wine-casks-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2022-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}