This was a surprise mini sample I got when purchasing a Talisker at Loch Fyne Whiskies webshop. Ballechin is a peated version of Edradour, I'm a bit unsure to what level it is peated. It's 100% bourbon-matured. I think I've got just about 1cl of this so I will unfortunately not have the opportunity to investigate it as thoroughly as I usually do. Now Edradour is owned by IB Signatory, and claims to be one of the smallest, if not the smallest, distillery in Scotland. It has no big following, and is often looked upon in a grim light, so to speak. I've had good ones, and also rather unpleasant ones, but very few peaty ones. Was Glenforres peated? The color on this is light golden/straw. It smells buttery, ginger, honey, dark chocolate, a bit raw and spirity, damp and earthy notes. It shows there's no fancy wine finishing to camouflage any unwanted nuances. The taste is fruity, vanilla, banana, mango chutney, meringue, canned pears and peat. How weird. The finish is short and peppery. Btw, stating a code on the label instead of the whiskys name was a clever way to lure me back to the whiskysite, and hopefully lead me onto another whisky purchase(!).
Next tasting: Caol Ila Distillery
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