Ballechin 2005 Matured in Burgundy Casks 17 yo

 

 

 

53,5°

Distillery : Edradour - Highlands

1st Fill Burgundy Wine Hogsheads

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malr 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 50 ppm

The Edradour distillery is undoubtedly one of those that offers the most original experiences. Here, a 17 year old aged in 8 Hogsheads of Burgundy wine, we would have liked to know which one. The result comes to 2103 bottles.

Let's Taste It : 

On the nose, candied cherries, morello cherries, amarena, blackberries, blueberries and blackcurrants, some citrus fruit in the background, nutmeg, cloves, and hints of forest undergrowth, moss, lichen, bark, ferns, heather. Discreet smoke, fairly greasy and mineral, with shards of charcoal. On the palate, the fruit becomes very slightly acidic, more raspberry, gooseberry, cranberry, intense spices mixed with an earthy and chalky peat. The finish is long and full, with notes of dark chocolate, chicory, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, saffron and a drop of fuel oil.

 

In Short, 

The vinous influence is intense without being unpleasant, I find it more successful than the Longrow Red, because it's deeper and less acidic. You have to like the profile, of course. The price seems a bit high for what it is, but nothing outrageous.

Score : 89  

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