Chapter 7 Monologue Single Malt Blair Athol Distillery Wine Cask Aged 12 year Whiskey

Chapter 7 Monologue Single Malt Blair Athol Distillery Wine Cask Aged 12 year Whiskey

Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch

Bottler: Chapter 7

Range: Monologue

Distillery: Blair Athol

Region: Highlands 

Age: 12 years

Distilled: October 2009

Bottled: January 2022

Cask Type: Red wine cask

Cask Number: 306651

Alcohol by Volume: 53%

Bottled: Natural colour and non chill filtered

Limited Edition: 258 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Blair Athol 12 Year Old Tasting Notes

Nose: Fruit syrup, honey and brown muscovado sugar. Apple, canned pears, peaches, apricots, and kiwis.

Palate: Barley syrup and preserved fruits. Muesli and cereal. Citrons, lemon zest, and chalk.

Finish: Vanilla, coffee liqueurs and creams.

About this Chapter 7 Whisky

Blair Athol is one of Diageo's workhorse distilleries. Much of its malt whisky ends up in Bell's blended scotch. It's a beautiful distillery built in 1798 in Pitlochry. It has a nutty character resulting from cloudy worts and short fermentation. Allowing controlled levels of solids coming across in the wash still adds a deep, rich meat loaf character.

The majority of Blair Athol casks destined for blending are ex-bourbon barrels. So, this release from Chapter 7 is a rare exception: a wine cask aged Blair Athol. The cask is likely a 2nd or 3rd fill, resulting in a complex dram rather than a dominant one.