Balblair

When you sit at the bar at your favorite watering hole and peruse the selection on the shelves behind the barman, er should I say barpreson, what do you see for single malt Scotch whisky choices? Chances are you'll only find Glenlevit, Glenfiddich or both. Is this because those two are the best single malts? Some would say yes and some would disagree. Sounds like a typical night at your local watering hole, doesn't it. I'd say it's because each possesses a strong and powerful marketing department.
Both of those companies have distilleries in the famous Spey Valley that offer tours and tastings. We could visit them or take the path less travelled.

In our search for Highland distilleries we stumbled across Balblair. It's a relatively small distillery near Edderton, not far from Tain and Glenmoranigie distillery (we might visit that one as well). Balblair has limited distribution in the States but is renown for 'vintage' whiskies that have won many awards. Therefore we have arranged a tour that includes tasting of  three vintages on Wednesday May 15 at 2:00 pm.
We'll post a review next week!