Month: February 2019

Whisky #549: Edradour Ballechin Double Malt

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Edradour Ballechin Double Malt. Highlands, Scotland. ABV: 46%. Tasted at Whisky a Day HQ, $19 (50mL sample bottle from Casa de Vinos).

Colour: Bright toffee.

Nose: Rich timber and varnish notes, like walking into a woodwork shop. Smokey notes like you’ve pressed the timber a bit too hard against the planer or circular saw and it’s started to smoulder a little.

Palate: Cool smoke, blueberries, dark chocolate and cocoa.

Finish: Charcoal notes in the finish, becoming drier. Like the slightly burnt sausages left over at a BBQ, you just keep going back for one more bite.

Comments: Created as a vatting of one cask of Edradour sherry cask matured whisky, along with three casks of Edradour’s Ballechin peated whisky matured in ex Bourbon casks. For me, it’s a little too heavy on the peated notes, which dominate the sherry and juicy dried fruit notes that Edradour is known for.

Whisky #548: The Arran Malt Small Batch 2008 Arran Moscatel Cask

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FacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmailFacebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmailby featherThe Arran Malt Small Batch 2008 Arran Moscatel Cask. Isle of Arran, Scotland. ABV: 50%. Tasted at Whisky a Day HQ, $125 (bottle).

Colour: Dull gold.

Nose: A bowl of fruit salad; green grass and fresh green leaves crushed between your fingers.

Palate: Sweet juicy lemon and pineapple lollies with sweet cream or meringue. Like you’ve grabbed a couple of handful of sweets from the lolly jar and you’ve thrown a few milk bottles and a pineapple jelly baby in your mouth at the same time.

Finish: Caramelised pineapple and warmth lingers on the tip of the tongue, medium-long finish.

Comments: Happy to be caught with my hand in this lolly jar. The 50% ABV gives it a nice punch and length. Delicious juice.