Ballechin 17 Year Old 2004 Whisky Sponge Edition No.36A First Fill Bourbon Barrel (70cl, 53.7%)
US$439.00
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- Distillery
- Edradour
- Region
- Highlands
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 17 years
- Bottle Size
- 70cl
- ABV
- 53.7%
- Cask Type
- First fill bourbon barrel
A 17 year old Highland single malt from Ballechin, distilled in 2004 and bottled by Whisky Sponge as Edition No.36A. It matured for its full term in a first fill bourbon barrel and was bottled at a natural cask strength of 53.7%, with an outturn of 188 bottles.
It is part one of the Spongetopia Trilogy, titled 'The Sands of Sponge', a series of three sci-fi pulp novel themed labels.
The nose combines smoked herbal tea, barnyard peat, leather and lamp oil, with menthol cream at the end. The palate is compact and intense, with bitumen, limestone minerality and chopped herbs. The finish is long, tarry and medicinal.
Tasting Notes
Smoked herbal tea, barnyard peat, hay, leather, lamp oil and menthol cream
Balsamic, bitumen and cold cream, then limestone minerality, chopped herbs and a mentholated note
Long, tarry and medicinal, with a fading sharp minerality
