Elixir Whisky Trail Highland Cows Blair Athol 9 Year Old

The Whisky Trail Highland Cows Blair Athol 9 Year Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky distilled at Blair Athol Distillery and independently bottled by Elixir Distillers as part of The Whisky Trail range. Available records identify the 9-year-old release as a 2014 vintage, bottled at cask strength. Whiskybase records two closely related 9-year-old Whisky Trail Blair Athol releases—Cask No. 308611 at 58.5% ABV (2023) and Cask No. 308617 at 57.5% ABV (2024)—so the exact cask and ABV should be confirmed from the bottle label before assigning them to the Highland Cows edition. 

Food Pairing: Roast pork, aged cheddar, buttery shortbread, apple tart or toasted nuts.

Tasting Notes: A youthful, full-strength Highland single malt with a malt-forward character supported by fruit, sweetness and warming spice.

Nose: Malt, orchard fruit and vanilla with gentle spice and oak.

Palate: Full-bodied and warming, showing sweet malt, fruit, vanilla and spice with an underlying oak character.

Finish: Warming and persistent, with lingering malt, fruit and dry spice.

Serve: Enjoy neat at room temperature or add a small amount of water to open the aromas and flavours.