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BALLECHIN 2014 Bourbon Barrel Foundations

58.4%single malt whisky70cLscotland/highlands Ref 66784

120.00 €

i.e. 171.43 € / liter

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Heavily Peated

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Completely renovated in 2018, the historic distillery founded in 1825 is now exclusively dedicated to producing its peated single malt: Ballechin. With a phenol level of 50 ppm, it has, in just over twenty years, become the equal of the finest single malts from the island of Islay. Aged in a first-fill bourbon cask, this version evolves with a peat that, while omnipresent, also knows when to be generous. The fruity, spicy, and vanilla tones that punctuate its aromatic and flavor profile without restraint are a shining example of this.

Heavily Peated

Nose : Rich, full-bodied. Initially, aromas of oily peat and smoked bacon mingle with scents of candied fruits (pear, mirabelle plum). As it aerates, the aromatic profile becomes more heady (orris concrete, violet). Pleasantly saline, it then moves towards noble spicy notes (cardamom, clove).

Appearance : Or vif.

Palate : Lively, dynamic. Following on from the nose, the flavor profile gradually reveals a peat with more herbal (alfalfa, verbena) and camphorated accents. Then, evoking a malting floor, it becomes increasingly chocolatey. Wildflowers also highlight its rustic character.

Overall : Long, indulgent. Creamily vanilla, the tasting continues with more empyreumatic flavors of still-warm ashes. This warm sequence is gradually refreshed by aniseed and mentholated notes. Dual in nature, the aftertaste is split between the candied fruits from the nose and the herbaceous peat from the palate.

Brand : ballechin
Origin : -
Merchant : No information.
Product range : edradour
Vintage : 2014 vintage
Strength : 58.4%
Volume : 70cL
Peated : Peated
Packaging : tube
Ref. : 66784