- End of another week. Hard to believe near the end of January. A few drams tonight methinks if the boiler behaves itself. Have a good one all
- Everybody cleaning / tidying today. Tanker just away. Malt conveyor down last night but managed to fix. BB 2001 with haggis last nite mmmmm
- Vintage 2001 with the haggis tonight. Boys stowing again today. A rainy day. Phone and email remarkably quiet. Tanker out tomorrow.
Meet the distillery manager
Every year our Distillery Manager, John MacDonald, selects whiskies that have reached their exact point of 'optimum maturation', the peak of perfection.
Judging a Vintage is a time-earned art. Understanding the alchemy of process and environment takes dedicated craftsmanship.
This is the craft of John MacDonald, a native Highlander with a lifetime's experience in creating unique whiskies. John is a patient man, but he doesn’t stand by a clock. He waits. Until the whisky says it’s ready. Until it's perfect.
Each year, he selects only the finest examples of Balblair he can find. A measured, precise process. We say process, but there’s nothing mechanical about Balblair. Not our whisky. Nor our methods. John lets our Vintages follow a natural course, and complements this with traditional distilling methods.
The history of Balblair
Balblair is one of Scotland's oldest working distilleries. . . .
Read about the History of Balblair