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Ballechin Discovery Series Bordeaux Cask

Scotch Single Malt Highland
Age
No age statement
ABV
46%
Introduced
2021
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Rose-copper with amber-pink highlights; Bordeaux wine cask creates attractive blush colour
Nose
Smoked red fruit — raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant, peat smoke, campfire. Red wine, dark chocolate, cedar. Bordeaux adds elegance and structure to smoky spirit
Palate
Medium-full body. Smoked cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant, dark chocolate, cedar. Peat smoke backbone, Bordeaux wine adds fruit and tannin. Herbal notes — thyme, bay leaf. Well-balanced at 46%
Finish
Medium-long finish. Red fruit, wine tannins, peat smoke. Cedar and dark chocolate linger. Discovery series designed to showcase cask types at approachable ABV

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Bordeaux red wine barrique finish — heavily peated

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