{"product_id":"finn-thomson-whisky-blair-athol-2014","title":"Finn Thomson Whisky - Blair Athol 2014","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .twl-desc { max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; line-height: 1.65; font-size: 16px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-desc h1 { margin: 0; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-subhead { margin: 10px 0 0 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 750; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-align: center; color: #9a5f28; }\n\n  .twl-brand-brief {\n    margin: 18px 0 20px 0;\n    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f5f2ec 0%, #ebe5d9 100%);\n    border: 1px solid #d9cfbb;\n    border-radius: 14px;\n    padding: 18px 20px;\n  }\n  .twl-brand-brief h3 {\n    margin: 0 0 8px 0;\n    font-size: 13px;\n    font-weight: 800;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    letter-spacing: 0.1em;\n    color: #9a5f28;\n  }\n  .twl-brand-brief p { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 15px; color: #333; }\n  .twl-brand-brief p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }\n\n  .twl-pills { margin-top: 14px; text-align: center; }\n  .twl-pill {\n    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;\n    border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; background: #f5f2ec;\n    border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 10px; margin: 4px;\n    font-size: 13px;\n  }\n  .twl-pill strong { font-weight: 800; color: #9a5f28; }\n\n  .twl-lead { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 17px; }\n  .twl-lead p { margin: 0 0 12px 0; }\n\n  .twl-pullquote {\n    margin: 22px 0;\n    padding: 20px 26px;\n    background: #080910;\n    color: #f5f2ec;\n    border-radius: 14px;\n    font-size: 18px;\n    font-style: italic;\n    line-height: 1.5;\n    text-align: center;\n    position: relative;\n  }\n  .twl-pullquote::before {\n    content: \"\\201C\";\n    font-size: 48px;\n    color: #b87333;\n    font-style: normal;\n    line-height: 0;\n    position: relative;\n    top: 16px;\n    margin-right: 4px;\n  }\n  .twl-pullquote-attr {\n    display: block;\n    margin-top: 12px;\n    font-size: 13px;\n    font-style: normal;\n    color: #b87333;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n    font-weight: 700;\n  }\n\n  .twl-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 14px; margin-top: 18px; }\n  .twl-card { border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; padding: 14px; background: #fff; }\n  .twl-card h3 { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 800; color: #1a1a18; }\n  .twl-card p { margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-size: 14px; color: #374151; }\n  .twl-card ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; color: #111; }\n  .twl-card li { margin: 0 0 8px 0; }\n\n  .twl-card--dark { background: #080910; border-color: #080910; }\n  .twl-card--dark h3 { color: #b87333; }\n  .twl-card--dark p { color: #d0ccc4; }\n  .twl-card--dark strong { color: #f5f2ec; }\n\n  .twl-tasting { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background: #fff; }\n  .twl-tasting-head { padding: 12px 14px; font-weight: 800; font-size: 14px; background: #080910; color: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-tasting-sub { padding: 0 14px 10px 14px; font-size: 12px; color: #b87333; background: #080910; font-style: italic; }\n  .twl-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr; gap: 12px; padding: 10px 14px; border-top: 1px solid #f1f5f9; }\n  .twl-row:nth-child(even) { background: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-label { font-weight: 800; color: #9a5f28; }\n  .twl-val { color: #374151; }\n\n  .twl-spec { margin-top: 18px; border: 1px solid #ddd8d0; border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; }\n  .twl-spec table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; }\n  .twl-spec th { text-align: left; padding: 12px 14px; background: #080910; color: #f5f2ec; border-bottom: 1px solid #080910; font-size: 13px; }\n  .twl-spec td { padding: 12px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eae6df; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top; }\n  .twl-spec tr:nth-child(even) td { background: #f5f2ec; }\n  .twl-spec tr:nth-child(odd) td { background: #ffffff; }\n  .twl-spec tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }\n  .twl-spec td:first-child { font-weight: 600; color: #1a1a18; }\n  .twl-spec td:last-child { color: #374151; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 749px) {\n    .twl-desc h1 { font-size: 26px; }\n    .twl-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n    .twl-row { grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; }\n    .twl-pullquote { font-size: 16px; padding: 16px 20px; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eFINN THOMSON WHISKY BLAIR ATHOL 12 YEAR OLD, FIRST-FILL BOURBON HOGSHEAD\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eFinn's local distillery, a few miles from where it all began in 1772 · Highland Single Malt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-brand-brief\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Finn Thomson Whisky\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinn Thomson is the \u003cstrong\u003eninth generation\u003c\/strong\u003e of Scotland's oldest whisky family. The Thomson name traces back to the 1770s through Perthshire, where Peter Thomson Ltd built the beloved \u003cstrong\u003eBeneagles\u003c\/strong\u003e blended whisky using casks from Longmorn, Clynelish, North British, and other lesser-known workhorses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinn Thomson Whisky continues that tradition as an independent single cask bottler. Every release is hand-selected, bottled at cask strength, non-chill filtered, with natural colour. Eye on the past. Vision for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Highland\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Blair Athol\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 Years\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 53.3%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e First-Fill Bourbon Hogshead\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutturn\u003c\/strong\u003e 303 Bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask from Blair Athol in Pitlochry, Perthshire: Finn Thomson's local distillery, just a few miles from Grandtully, where his family first started making whisky in 1772. Distilled on 6 May 2014, matured for 12 years in a first-fill bourbon hogshead, and bottled on 19 May 2026 at 53.3% cask strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of 303 bottles drawn from cask 306428. Non-chill filtered, natural colour, 700ml. Imported exclusively by The Whiskey Lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pullquote\"\u003e\nThere's something special about bottling whiskies from Perthshire: it feels like bringing a little piece of home into the range.\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pullquote-attr\"\u003eFinn Thomson\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Blair Athol\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFounded in 1798 in Pitlochry, Perthshire, making it one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcquired by Arthur Bell \u0026amp; Sons in 1933 and still regarded as the spiritual home of the Bell's blend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduces a rich, mellow Highland spirit that responds beautifully to active bourbon wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow part of Diageo; the vast majority goes to blending, so independent single casks are an uncommon treat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe story of this cask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the things I love most about Scotch whisky is that your palate never stands still. Ten years ago I'd almost always have reached for a big sherry cask, but over the last few years I've found myself coming back again and again to full bourbon maturation. When the cask and spirit are in harmony, I don't think there's a more satisfying style of whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 12-year-old Blair Athol is exactly why. Matured in a first-fill bourbon cask, it has all the hallmarks I look for: generous vanilla, cream soda, and that unmistakable sweet-shop aroma that takes me straight back to being a kid, standing in an old-fashioned sweet shop deciding how to spend my pocket money. At 53.3% cask strength it carries a lovely richness, but it drinks with surprising ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's another reason this cask means a lot to me. Blair Athol is only a few miles from \u003cstrong\u003eGrandtully, where my family first started making whisky back in 1772\u003c\/strong\u003e, and when I lived in Pitlochry in my early twenties, this was my local distillery. There's something special about bottling whiskies from Perthshire: it feels like bringing a little piece of home into the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery cask tells its own story, but this one reminds me that great whisky isn't just about the spirit in the glass. It's also about how our own tastes evolve over time. Right now, this is exactly the kind of whisky I want to drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-tasting-head\"\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eNose\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eGenerous vanilla and cream soda, with that unmistakable old-fashioned sweet-shop aroma: jars of boiled sweets and pick-and-mix nostalgia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003ePalate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eRich and rounded at 53.3%, led by vanilla and creamy soda-fountain sweetness. First-fill bourbon and spirit in complete harmony.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-label\"\u003eFinish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-val\"\u003eDrinks with surprising ease for the strength. Lingering vanilla richness and one last visit to the sweet shop.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinn Thomson Whisky, Private Cask Collection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Malt Scotch Whisky, single cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHighland (Pitlochry, Perthshire)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlair Athol\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e53.3% (cask strength)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFirst-fill bourbon hogshead\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillation date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 May 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottling date\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask number\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e306428\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOutturn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e303 bottles\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask strength\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYoung Spirits Co, Edinburgh\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImported by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Whiskey Lab\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53999188083006,"sku":"TWL-FT-BATH12-100087","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/finn-thomson-blair-athol-12yo-transparent_697d845d-41de-42b1-b9c3-63e3eb7a9dee.png?v=1785422609","url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/products\/finn-thomson-whisky-blair-athol-2014","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}