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Ballechin Discovery Series Marsala Cask

Scotch Single Malt Highland
Age
No age statement
ABV
46%
Introduced
2022
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
Warm amber-copper with golden highlights; Marsala gives rich, warm colour
Nose
Smoked dried fruit — raisin, fig, dried apricot, peat smoke, Marsala wine sweetness. Toffee, butterscotch, burnt orange. Marsala bridges gap between sherry and wine finishes
Palate
Medium-full body. Smoked dried fruit, toffee, butterscotch, Marsala sweetness, persistent peat smoke. Fig, raisin, burnt orange. Sweet and smoky with Sicilian twist. Marsala adds distinctive caramelised quality
Finish
Medium-long finish. Peat smoke and Marsala sweetness fade together. Dried fruit, toffee, gentle ash. Warm and approachable

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Marsala wine cask finish — heavily peated

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