Thanks yes .... but I said "it made me wish that BA would spend a similar amount ". I remember the malt but not the name and it was from memory a comparatively inexpensive one. I see it as an opportunity for them to acquire something we wouldn't normally see perhaps a smaller more exclusive distiliary ie the stuff that now seems to go to China or Japan.

I understand the terroir argument. The trade off between blending out character for consistency and character/inconsistency is one that most people accept every year when they buy chateau grown wines.

I certainly didn't get Blue at all it seemed harsh and cheap tasting which I guess just shows up my lack of refinement and peasantry. If I hadn't known the price I'd certainly never have guessed it.