Edderton, Tain, Ross-shire IV19 1LB
Current Owners Inver House Distillers
マネージャー John Macdonald
水源 The Allt Dearg （オルト・ドレッグ川）
発酵槽 オレゴン松×６基
蒸留器 初×１基 再×１基
年間生産量 1,330,000 Litres
ブレンド銘柄 バランタイン インバーハウス
Website www.balblair.com
1749 First known records of a Balblair Distillery
1780 Distillery founded by John Ross
1894
Alexander Cowan takes a 60 year lease on Balblair, ‘New’ distillery built on present site
1911 Distillery stops production
1932
Last whisky is taken from the Balblair warehouses
1939 Army commandeers buildings at Balblair and stay for duration (1939 – 1945)
1948
Distillery acquired by Robert James ‘Bertie’ Cumming (also owner of Pulteney Distillery)
1949 Resumes Production
1964 Expansion of the distillery, extra warehouses and first steam boiler built
1970 Distillery sold to Hiram Walker of Ballantine’s whisky (Now Allied Distillers)
1996 Balblair Distillery bought by Inver House Distillers
2000 Start bottling Balblair 33 year old
2003
Gold Medal Winner – International Wine & Spirit Competition (33yo), ‘Best of the Best’ Mainland Malt (33yo),
2004
Balblair 38 year old released, Global sales increase 25%
2005
US distribution achieved,
Gold Medal Winner – San Francisco Spirits Competition (16yo),
Gold Medal Winner – International Wine & Spirit Competition (16yo),
IWSC award, a’bunadh’ Trophy for Special Edition Single Malt Whisky (38yo)
2006
Gold Medal Winner, Best in Class – International Wine & Spirit Competition (38yo)
Silver Medal Winner – International Wine & Spirit Competition
(16yo)
Silver Medal Winner, Best in Class – International Wine &
Spirit Competition (26yo)
Silver Medal Winner – International Wine & Spirit Competition (35yo)
Double Gold Medal Winner – World Spirits Competition (16yo)
Gold Medal Winner – International Spirits Challenge (35yo)
Gold Medal Winner – International Spirits Challenge (38yo)
Silver Medal Winner – International Spirits Challenge (26yo)
2007 Balblair redesigned and relaunched as a super premium Highland Single Malt in vintage format – 1979, 1989 and 1997
Balblair appoints the Leith Agency to manage its first Global Direct Marketing Campaign
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