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BALLECHIN #4 Oloroso Matured

Single Malt, Scotland / Highlands, 70cl, Ref: 15334

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  • Appearance : vieil or à reflets verts.
  • Nose : puissant, riche. Le caoutchouc, plus exactement le pneu chaud sont sur les chapeaux de roue. Le xérès est également présent (noisette, beurre, noix). En arrière-plan, débridé, le distillat pimpant de jeunesse de Ballechin paré de fleurs capiteuses, de cire d’abeille et de camphre. Très concentré, il faut lui laisser le temps, alors des graines de tournesol et du chocolat noir s’expriment sans réserve.
  • Palate : elle se révèle également originale. Les zestes d’agrumes (citron vert) et des notes d’arachides (noix de cajou, cacahuètes) enrobent le palais. La fumée et la tourbe se sont énormément rapprochées de l’orge maltée. Elle devient réglissée (zan), vanillée et évoque un alcool blanc (kirsch, framboise).
  • Overall : légèrement salée, elle repose sur de beaux amers. La noix verte, la gentiane et le gingembre forment un trio plein d’allant et de fraîcheur. Intensément florale (oeillet, jacinthe) et maltée (fleur de malt), elle nous fait mesurer avec fierté tout le chemin parcouru. Impressionnant !
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When the distillery was bought in 2002, Andrew Symington called on the services of Iain Henderson, the former director of Laphroaig, for the creation of a second, very peaty malt. Given the name of Ballechin, this second single malt is created using malted barley at 50 ppm phenols, a rate comparable to those of the smokiest malts produced on Islay. Available since 2006, it is sold as a yearly vintage in limited runs of 6,000 bottles. Even more revolutionary than its older sibling, Ballechin is aged entirely in casks that have previously held wine from Burgundy and Madeira.

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The distillery

Since 2005, with the opening of the Kilchoman micro-distillery on the isle of Islay, Edradour is probably no longer the smallest distillery in Scotland. Tucked away on the edge of a small valley, among the hills over the town of Pitlochry, this distillery resembles a charming little village with its red shutters, landscaped garden and gently splashing stream. Purchased in 2002 by Andrew Symington, the founder of Signatory Vintage, Edradour has become more than just a tourist attraction. This distillery-farm concentrates all the operations involved in the production of whisky in a single room, from the mill to the still, which is the smallest size authorized by the British Customs and Excise department. Very traditional, Eradour receives 100,000 visitors a year, who are literally transported to the 19th century in this remarkable time capsule.

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