The lowland distillery Bladnoch was bought up by Australian entrpreneur David Prior last year. A little more than a year ago, I voiced skepticism concerning the future of Bladnoch (in Swedish, sorry). It seemed to me that Prior was more interested in brand development than in whisky per se. Bladnoch has now released its first two single malt expressions, in Australia. They will soon be launched in the UK market. With all my disdain for whisky packaging, I must admit that the two expresstions revealed – the NAS Samsara and the 15 YO Adela – are beautiful, design-wise. ( The design has...
