Ballechin Small Batch Cask Strength 2022 Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15 Year Old

Colour

Deep amber with coppery highlights and a mahogany-tinted edge.

Nose

Intense coastal peat and smoke, with iodine and char, fill the glass. Beneath the veil, dark sherry fruit—raisin, fig, plum—melds with vanilla, toffee, and spiced oak from the bourbon casks. A whisper of leather and orange zest adds refinement, yielding a powerful, multi-layered aroma that promises richness and depth.

Palate

Full-bodied and oily, this 15-year-old, heavily peated single malt delivers a dense cloak of smoke—char, tar and medicinal peat—balanced by vanilla sweetness from first-fill bourbon. Oloroso sherry adds dried fruit, cocoa and nut notes, weaving through the peat. At 58.9% ABV, a warming, peppery spine carries a long, smoky finish with ash and subtle sweetness.

Finish

Long, smoky finish with a steady peat presence that lingers. Dark fruit and toffee from the Oloroso sherry casks mingle with vanilla and warm oak, gradually tapering to a dry, resinous finale that keeps the peat alive.