Ballechin – 9 Year Old 2014 Bourbon Barrel Cask #492 Highland Single Malt (70cl, 58.4%)
US$219.00
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- Distillery
- Ballechin
- Region
- Highlands
- Type
- Single Malt Whisky
- Age
- 9 years
- Bottle Size
- 70cl
- ABV
- 58.4%
- Cask Type
- First-fill bourbon barrel
A single cask Ballechin, the peated single malt from a Highland distillery founded in 1825. This one spent nine years in a first-fill bourbon barrel, cask 492, and was bottled at 58.4% in a 70cl bottle. Only 225 bottles were filled.
Ballechin has a phenol content of 50 ppm, and the peat is far from subdued after nine years in the barrel.
The nose combines rich peat and smoked lard with candied pear and Mirabelle plum, later turning to iris butter, violet, a little salinity, cardamom and clove. The palate has herbaceous peat, camphor, chocolate and wildflowers. The finish is long, with creamy vanilla and still-hot ash, refreshed by aniseed and menthol.
Tasting Notes
Rich peat and smoked lard, candied pear and Mirabelle plum, then iris butter, violet, salinity, cardamom and clove
Herbaceous peat (lucerne, vervain), camphor, chocolate, malting floor, wildflowers
Long and rich, creamy vanilla, still-hot ash, aniseed and menthol
