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Bladnoch Alinta — торфяной виски с дымными и сладкими фруктовыми нотами, где дым чаще описывают как мягкий и хорошо встроенный, а не доминирующий. Мнения о балансе расходятся: часть отзывов хвалит гармонию дыма и сладости, часть считает его молодым и слишком горячим.
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В отзывах нос чаще всего описывают через дым в сочетании с фруктовыми и сладкими нотами: минеральный дым, напоминающий мокрый камень, красные ягоды вроде смородины и малины, оттенок сахарной ваты и зелёного чая; также упоминаются свежий солоноватый торф, спелые красные фрукты, ваниль, лимон, солёная карамель, херес, сено и травянистость. Вкус описывают как сочетание дыма и сладости: сладкое красное яблоко, дым от древесного угля, копчёный мандарин, карамель, херес, изюм, финики, какао, жареные орехи, банан, тёмные фрукты, яблоко, груша и лимонная цедра; встречаются также описания дыма как мягкого, но с горьковато-травянистыми и «грязными» оттенками (автомобильные шины, мастерская, плесневелый сыр, старая мебель). Финиш в основном описывают как средний или среднето-длинный, с дымом, сладостью, карамелью, травянистостью, изюмом, тёмным шоколадом и эспрессо; в части отзывов он оценивается как короткий и невыразительный.
Общий тон отзывов скорее положительный: виски называют интересным, не скучным и подходящим для спокойного употребления, отмечают хорошую интеграцию алкоголя, активные бочки и удачное сочетание торфа с хересными нотами. При этом часть отзывов указывает на молодость, резкость и «горячесть», на то, что сладость не всегда хорошо сливается с остальным, а также на слабое или спорное влияние PX. Несколько отзывов прямо говорят о дисбалансе и о том, что виски выглядит очень молодым; отдельные оценки заметно ниже остальных. Есть и замечания, что дым воспринимается не всем, особенно тем, кто предпочитает торфяные виски Айлы.
собрано 34/62 текстовых отзывов · полный lossless-снимок WB
· 2026-11-13T02:22:32Z · источник evidence
нос 80 · вкус 82 · финиш 81
A truly delicious whisky that is interesting enough not to be boring, yet still suitable for relaxed enjoyment.
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| Нос | 88 | The mineral smoke reminds me somewhat of a wet stone. Add to that red berries like currants or raspberries. And a hint of cotton candy. After a longer time in the glass, aromas of green tea develop. |
| Вкус | 86 | A slightly sour note flashes at the very beginning. This impression then shifts, becoming reminiscent of a sweet red apple. The smoke seems more like it comes from charcoal. |
| Финиш | 85 | Nothing special, the sweetness combined with the smoky influences is pleasing, but ultimately not really spectacular. |
нос 82 · вкус 83 · финиш 83
нос 83 · вкус 82 · финиш 81
Gold/Amber. Sufficiently present nose with fresh light-salty peat and fresh fruit. The palette gives apple and sweeter smoke, this smoke continues in the aftertaste. Nice combo of smoke and sweet fruit. Not really detecting a PX influence?
A great whisky with a great peat smoke. Nice that the flowery, subtly sweet basic character of the Bladnoch comes through here. And that Bladnoch can also be really smoky is impressively proven here. The smoke is clear but not too dominant, the alcohol is very well integrated. If this bottling had a little more PX influence and a little more alcohol, it would certainly be terrific. I'm positively surprised.
нос 81 · вкус 84 · финиш 80
нос 86 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
A surprise! Peat, vanilla and lemon. Set despite NAS and actually beautiful.
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
Unfortunately I'm Islay-biased when it comes to peat, my palate struggles to appreciate the "inLand" peated versions... I still like the non-peated versions (much) better.
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| Нос | 82 | Not quite my cup of tea; young, tart peat gives the bouquet a vegetal, hayy quality. Behind it, there are notes of sherry and a hint of salty caramel. |
| Вкус | 84 | Good drink, better than the aromas. Young malt and young peat, rather evanescent. The alcohol content doesn't help the texture either. Savory, honeyed bitterness, sherry not very present. Good quality spirit. |
| Финиш | 83 | I expected it to be much more bitter, but instead it's well-balanced. Clearly short and evanescent, it maintains its dignity until the end. |
N When you first smell it, a hospital-like peat greets you. After that, nuances of overripe red fruit are felt. The nutty aroma of malt is not overpowering but is lightly present. The citrus scent also has a faint presence. P The peat is mild when you put it in your mouth. The sweetness of the fruit fills you up completely. As it progresses, a musty scent becomes dominant and smoky notes are present. I don't really taste any citrus flavor. F After the sweet aftertaste peeks out, The nutty bitterness of oak and malt lingers on the palate. Personal Review: When I first smelled it, I could feel the presence of peat 100 percent. The funky fruit nuances felt afterwards made this blind taste strongly wine-like, and After swallowing it, I tasted familiar flavors. I got a vibe similar to the Bowmore I've had recently? Or maybe Laphroaig?? Based on the aroma, I thought it was definitely a wine character, but when I put it in my mouth Rather, I strongly feel the Sherry vibe.
If you like peat this is a pleasant one, nothing to hate and a good balance of sweet and fruit to join the peat.
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| Нос | 85 | Sweet. Candied bacon, vanilla, over ripe fruit |
| Вкус | 87 | Peat and sweet, smoked mandarin orange (that a thing?), powerful and light ashy peat, |
| Финиш | 86 | Caramel, smoke, vegetal |
hot, spicy.. sweetness stays at a distance, like it didn’t manage to blend in properly with the rest of the malt.. at one point, it made me think of a young ardbeg, or a wine-matured ledaig.. not bad, but simply too hot to be enjoyed on its own..
Bladnoch is not your typical daily dram. In more than 200 years they've just a third in terms of number of releases, compared to a youngster like Arran in 26 years. Official bottlings were rare but these square bottles mark somewhat of a comeback. Relatively expensive but due to excellent quality quite popular. This one come with a fine smoke, evident but mild. The dram is savoury rather than sweet, nuts, raisins. But the peatiness is the best part and continues from nose via palate right into the finish.
нос 81 · вкус 84 · финиш 81
A nice, atypical Lowlander - with the muted signature tones of the distillery and a light, but, alas, slightly not very clean/skillful/pleasant smoking/smoke
A blend of 4-year-old PX-matured whisky and 12-year-old first-fill bourbon in an undisclosed ratio. Heavily peated at 60 ppm.
A very successful malt and further proof that Bladnoch knows their craft. The barrels harmonize well with each other, even if it is a little difficult for the bourbon to assert itself against the heavy PX sherry. Even though the bottling doesn't show any age, it seems very ripe and sedate to me. You should definitely take your time with this malt. https://www.aboutwhisky.de/tastingnotes/bladnoch-alinta/
https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2024/05/14/spotlight-on-bladnoch-in-2024/ Meaning ‘Fire and Flames’, the brand names are either aboriginal or from Sanskrit, signifying David’s ancestral roots. N: Another pongy one – filth & funk – this time coming from not just grape [PX] but a healthy dose of salty Pickleback [60-75ppm] peat, crispy bacon rind,… T: Sweet mezcal vibes, very oily vegetal, cereal, density, a little Aberdeenshire heathery dryness, putty, grilled sour lemon,… you get the picture. F: A clinical Kornog-esque dirtiness, a little lemon-scented shaving foam, liquorice into aniseed, the peated barley stands proud also. C: £80 is asking a lot of the whisky which makes a sterling effort. I liked this a lot more today.
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| Нос | 84 | Salty cheese, expired cheese, oranges, wet wheat |
| Вкус | 84 | Creamy ice cream, honey, very light peat. |
| Финиш | 83 | Rotten furniture, grease, herbal roots, the smell of alcohol. |
Bottled in 2022; most likely the bulk of the spirit comes from the 2009 distilling season when Raymond Armstrong used exclusively peated malt. Colour: Bright lemon gold.
Bladnoch Alinta, Peated Release, 47% alc. Original bottling (2022). Maturation: Bourbon and PX sherry casks, each first fill. Nose: Youthful peat smoke with fruit aromas. Mixed fruitcake with whipped cream comes to mind, canned tangerines, some pineapple, pear, vanilla pudding. Then comes the farm with hay, country air, leaf fire and cowshed, some charred plastic. Palate: Again the fruitcake, kumquat and grenadine. There is also clear peat smoke with ash and beech smoke, vanilla pudding and some sugar beet syrup. I find pine needles, pine and thyme, some nutmeg and turmeric. Finish: Short to medium length, continues as before, a mixture of various dried herbs becomes quite dominant Azu forest honey and various fruits. Conclusion: already special, still looks very young. As a basis for more mature bottlings, I can really imagine this Bladnoch being bottled like this, but then it is still a bit unbalanced. 78/100 points (2022) www.notesofmalt.com
нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
нос 87 · вкус 82 · финиш 85
нос 83 · вкус 82 · финиш 80
Ramen seasoning, meaty, umami, grape, green grape, dark chocolate. The nose is striking, with an almost ramen broth character—savory, meaty, and funky. While faint grape and green grape notes are present, the ramen-like aroma dominates. The palate, however, reveals a clear PX-style sweetness, soft but distinct.
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 86
Haven’t had a peated Lowland before so it’s a little unique for me. Nose has cut hay, musty sweetness, barley sugar, gentle smoke and light touch of clove. On the palate it’s sweet and the spice is much more pronounced, just a touch of smoke. Medium finish. Interesting nonetheless
https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2022/04/17/croydon-whisky-festival-2022-part-2-2/ C: This peated offering from Bladnoch is nice enough though it doesn’t do a great deal – in a similar ballpark to AnCnoc’s Rascan [WB], perhaps. It has no chance of competing with its neighbour on the day, Port Charlotte.
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 80
нос 84 · вкус 85 · финиш 83
нос 85 · вкус 86 · финиш 86
What a great experience. Peat, sherry, herbal/floral. Only voltage should be increased. Its really nice position. unexpected that the experiences of tastes and sensations, very much a plus. It's unusual to find such herbal and floral notes in whisky, especially smoky ones.
нос 86 · вкус 85 · финиш 83
This is different :0 The nose is so strong. Like lactic, metallic smoke. Cant find many things close to this. Grassy, light, green fruits, some sweetness with brown sugar, honey and raisins. Different.
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 84
surprise from Bladnoch this lightly peated version. full of taste with the sweetness of raisins and and at the end the hind of campfire smoke from the peat. nice!
Savoury peated lowlander. Non-chill filtered. Not coloured. Matured in ex-bourbon casks and PX ex-sherry casks. Thick fast primary legs. Thick slow secondary legs. Droplets. Very advanced level scotch.
Batch: L23/8026 027
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 86
Bladnoch has been bringing interesting whiskys onto the market for some time. Now an unusual attempt at the smoky métier, which is not uninteresting.
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| Нос | 82 | Slightly fermented fruit, cheesy, ashy wood smoke. All in all, this seems a bit unbalanced to me and does not correspond to my preferences. |
| Вкус | 85 | The whisky suits me better on the palate; is nice and strong, voluminous and spicy. The ashy smoke recedes and becomes more like BBQ smoke with very cross-fried ham. The sweetness underscores sufficiently; of the fruits there is rather too little. Well integrated alcohol. Overall a rather hearty and spicy malt. |
| Финиш | 85 | I would rate the finish as medium to long. Here the taste lingers well and there are more unpleasant surprises. |
Exciting smoker, sweet and dry at the same time. You can tell old and young and also the PX barrel.
нос 83 · вкус 85 · финиш 85
нос 85 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
[Tried on the Tarona, Erfurt, April 23, 2022] The taste of the malt is unfortunately very much determined by the alcohol. It looks very young, slightly metallic - although the smoke content doesn't help either. The latter is only slightly involved. What characterizes the malt in addition to the indicated notes is an intense, young malt note and then there are also hints of PX sherry notes in the finish. Typical Bladnoch notes cannot be identified in this bottling and the PLV is catastrophic.
нос 85 · вкус 87 · финиш 85
It's a very pleasant smoke, but it's no coincidence that I would recommend PX here.
I did not enjoy this drum on the nose and certainly not it's body. It was oddly flavoured with cream, chocolate, moldy cheese. I didn't notice any peat on the nose, definitely not in body.
Color: Amber Character / Style: Fruity & Sherry, Smoky & Peaty Tasting: 2022-10-21
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| Нос | 82 | vanilla, oak, cut grass, peat smoke |
| Вкус | 86 | Sherry, caramel, heather honey, raisins, dates, cut grass, cocoa, roasted nuts, almonds, banana, dark fruits, apple, pear, lemon peel, wood fire |
| Финиш | 86 | Caramel, heather honey, cut grass, banana, dark fruits, apple, pear, lemon peel, peat smoke |
нос 84 · вкус 85 · финиш 85
Peaty, herbal aromas. Slight aromas of dark berries. Hints of dried prunes and dried fruit with raisin notes emerge. Light body. Intense, vibrant flavor. Peaty notes are evident. Bittersweet. A medium-long, peaty finish. With hints of raisins. This whisky gives the full sensation of drinking a fine whisky. Clearly active casks. An exceptionally successful combination. Peat and sherry flavors emerge even at an early age.
нос 86 · вкус 85 · финиш 85
нос 84 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
Peat, grass, green apple, honey smoky finish, high sweetness, but a little lighter.
нос 84 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
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| Нос | 87 | Fruity / Smoky / slightly creamy Pleasant smoke car tires / workshop soft cheese stable with hay Grassy Then the PX barrel makes itself felt Red fruits / dried fruits / black currant Overall, he comes across as pretty dirty |
| Вкус | 87 | Here too car tires Dirty smoke dominates a little more than in the nose Strong notes from the PX cask Red fruits to very ripe red fruits Red and black currant Some bitter oak dark chocolate |
| Финиш | 86 | If the currants come back strongly on the palate then Dirty Smoky espresso dark chocolate |
нос 87 · вкус 84 · финиш 84
Erg fijne geuren
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| Нос | 98 | Chocola,leer, beetje sinaasappel erg mooi |
| Вкус | 82 | Pure chocola, volle smaak |
| Финиш | 77 | Redelijk lang |
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
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