From the shelf
Six of the 10
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Old stock next to a distillery that started over
Bladnoch was idle for years and has only been running at full capacity again since 2017. Anything older than about eight years therefore comes from stock from before that closure, and it is running out. We have three bottles of it: a twenty-seven-year-old, a thirty-year-old and a 1992 vintage from Signatory. Of all three we have exactly one left.
Also the entire core range from 31 euros, three single casks including a bottling selected especially for the Netherlands, and the blends the house puts together itself. Not sure which one you need? Give us a call. That is what we are here for.
From Kirkcowan to nineteen years
Five bottles from the standard range, almost all at 46.7 percent.
Bladnoch Vinaya
First fill bourbon and sherry together. Vinaya means respect and gratitude. 46.7%.
€ 44,99
Bladnoch 19 Years Old PX Sherry Cask
Aged in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. 46.7%.
€ 164,99
The queen of the Lowlands, two centuries of ups and downs
- The distillery in five moments
- 1817The brothers John and Thomas McClelland receive a licence for their farm.
- 1905Production stops after more than eighty years of family ownership.
- 1937The equipment is sold and shipped to Sweden.
- 2015The Australian David Prior buys the distillery.
- 2017Exactly two hundred years after its founding, production is running again.
Bladnoch lies on the river it is named after, near the village of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway. It is the southernmost distillery in Scotland: further south than much of the Scottish Borders, at the same latitude as Newcastle. Because of the scale of its production, it was once nicknamed the Queen of the Lowlands.
Its history is one of ups and downs. The McClelland family kept it going for almost a century, until production stopped in 1905. A Northern Irish distiller from Belfast bought it in 1911 and distilled intermittently until 1937; after that the equipment was sold and shipped to Sweden. In the decades that followed there were more closures than years of operation.
In 2015 the Australian entrepreneur David Prior bought the whole site and had it completely refitted. In 2017, exactly two hundred years after its founding, spirit flowed again. The style is classic Lowland: soft, grassy and floral, partly thanks to stills with a low boil ball that give a lighter distillate.
Wigtown is the book town of Scotland: nowhere in the country are there more bookshops per inhabitant. The distillery is two kilometres away.
Why are those bottles called Vinaya, Samsara and Talia?
The standard range carries names from Sanskrit and Hebrew. Vinaya means respect and gratitude, a reference to the founders. Samsara stands for the cycle of life, Talia for dew from heaven. It is a deliberate break with the habit of naming Scotch whisky after a place or an age.
From the time before the closure
Three bottles that can no longer be made. Of all three we have exactly one left.
Bladnoch 27 Years Old Talia
Twenty-seven years, from stock from before the closure. 43%.
€ 375,00
Signatory Bladnoch 1992 17 Years Old
Vintage 1992, bottled by Signatory. 43%.
€ 149,99
View all Bladnoch in the online shop
Fourteen bottles, with the current price and stock.
Single casks
Three bottlings from a single cask, including one selected for the Dutch market.
Bladnoch 2009 Exclusive Release #19 Van Wees
Single cask, selected for the Dutch market. 57%.
€ 179,99
Bladnoch Single Cask 17 Years Old 2006 #445
Seventeen years from a single cask, vintage 2006. 49.9%.
€ 169,99
Bladnoch Exclusive Single Cask Set
Set of two single casks: peated and sherry, together 140 cl. 52.3%.
€ 299,99
The blends from the same house
Besides single malt, Bladnoch also makes Pure Scot and Bonailie.
Frequently asked questions about Bladnoch
How much Bladnoch does ’t Bockje have in stock?
Fourteen bottles, all immediately available: the regular range, three old vintages, three single casks and three blends from the same house.
Which Bladnoch should you try first?
The Vinaya. That is the logical entry point: first fill bourbon and sherry together, at 46.7 percent and without chill filtering. The Kirkcowan is a little cheaper and softer still.
Why is old Bladnoch so scarce?
Because the distillery was idle for a long time and only got going again in 2017. Anything older than about eight years comes from old stock, and that is finite.
What does queen of the Lowlands mean?
An old nickname for Bladnoch, from the time when the distillery had a large production. It is still the southernmost in Scotland, further south than much of the Scottish Borders.
What is Pure Scot?
The blend that Bladnoch itself composes and sells under its own brand name. Bonailie is a blended malt from the same house, so without grain whisky. They are not single malts.
Does ’t Bockje also ship Bladnoch abroad?
Yes. We ship to around forty countries. Email info@bockje.nl if you want to know whether your country is included.
Order, collect or drop by
- In stock in our shop at Brink 2 in Bathmen
- Available to order online and have delivered, including abroad
- Order online or collect in Bathmen
- Personal advice via 0570 541 278 or info@bockje.nl
- Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 09.00–18.00, Saturday 09.00–17.00. Closed Monday and Sunday
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18.
All 14 bottles in a row
Each bottle shows the details from the label.
- Bladnoch 14 Years Old
- Bladnoch 19 Years Old PX Sherry Cask
- Bladnoch 2009 Exclusive Release #19 Van Wees
- Bladnoch 27 Years Old Talia
- Bladnoch 30 Years Old Release 2022
- Bladnoch Exclusive Single Cask Set
- Bladnoch Kirkcowan
- Bladnoch Samsara
- Bladnoch Single Cask 17 Years Old 2006 #445
- Bladnoch Vinaya
- Bonailie Blended Malt
- Pure Scot Signature
- Pure Scot Virgin Oak
- Signatory Bladnoch 1992 17 Years Old
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Distillery photo: Darrin Antrobus (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons. Bottle images: own online shop.
Brink 2, Bathmen
All our stock is in the shop, not in a warehouse somewhere else. If you walk in with a name you couldn't find anywhere, it is often simply here on the shelf. You can also call: 0570 541 278.
Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18
- Tuesday to Friday 09.00 – 18.00
- Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
- Monday and Sunday closed