BALLECHIN 18 ans Sherry butts and Bourbon barrels

‘This version of Ballechin was aged for 18 years in sherry butt before being bottled at its natural strength of 57.80%. This peated version from the Edradour distillery has a long, velvety depth and opens with aromas of chocolate, nuts and light smoke.

Founded in 1825 as Glenforres and renamed Edradour in 1837, the distillery was bought in 2002 by Andrew Symington, founder of the Signatory Vintage trading house. Since 2018, its single malt has been made in the adjacent brand-new distillery. An exact replica of the old distillery, it is equipped with a Morton mash chiller, the only one of its kind in Scotland, eight Oregon pine washbacks, a wash still with a capacity of 4,200 litres and a spirit still with a capacity of 2,200 litres.’