Edradour Ballechin 19-year-old (D.2004, B.2023) Manzanilla Sherry Cask Matured / 55% / 0.7l

Ballechin single malt is a tribute from Andrew Symington, owner of Edradour, to the Ballechin Distillery which operated in Perthshire until 1927.

Shortly after purchasing the Edradour distillery in 2002, Symington began producing small batches of malt spirit with a phenol concentration of 50ppm. The whisky debuted in 2006 as Ballechin and immediately became a permanent product. Like the standard Edradour, Ballechin also experiences annual limited editions. The whisky presented here, distilled in May 2004, spent almost two decades in three fresh Manzanilla sherry butts (nos. 269, 274, 275). The whisky was bottled at cask strength (55% abv) and without chill filtration on July 4, 2023 in an edition of 1,846 bottles.

Nose: peat smoke, forest floor, nutmeg, licorice, vanilla, milk chocolate, toffee, apples, white pepper, a dash of sea salt, notes of tobacco and leather.

Palate: peat smoke, plum jam, dried apples, red currants, milk chocolate, salted caramel, a pinch of pepper, a trace of mint, leather and a good cigar.

Finish: long, with notes of peat smoke and ash, chocolate, espresso, salted caramel, leather, tobacco and oak.