Ballechin 10YO Heavily Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml(ABV 46%)

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Ballechin is produced at the Edradour distillery. The name Ballechin originates from a fellow Perthshire farm distillery, which sadly closed its doors in 1927. There, Alfred Barnard, who catalogued all the distilleries in the UK in the 1880s, made reference to having experienced a peated whisky.

Ballechin was first produced in 2003 using heavily peated barley which has a peated level of no less than 50ppm

This bottling is predominantly from ex Bourbon casks with a generous top dressing of ex Oloroso Sherry casks, to create added depth and greater complexity. It has been bottled at 46%, without chillfiltration, to retain the true cask character.

Nose – Herbal and grassy with sweetened smoke.

Palate – Chocolate oak over spicy, earthy smokiness. Complexity rolls over the tongue.

Finish – Smouldering burnt heather on Highland hills.