Ballechin Straight From The Cask - Single Port Cask #198 Whisky 12 Year Old · 2004 Vintage

Colour

Deep amber with a copper-gold sheen and mahogany edges.

Nose

Port-cask peat smolders, delivering a robust, medicinal peat aroma that opens to red fruit, prunes and fig steeped in port. Layered notes of dark chocolate, caramel and waxy oak mingle with spice—clove and cinnamon—while a whisper of sea salt keeps the scent bright and buoyant.

Palate

Bold, oily peat envelopes a port-driven sweetness. Dark plum, raisin and fig mingle with cocoa, espresso and vanilla. Red-fruit liqueur graces the mid-palate, while persistent smoke and oak spices carry to a long, warming finish with a peppery lift.

Finish

Long, peaty finish with a port-wine sweetness that coats the tongue. Dark fruit, fig and cocoa deepen as spice and gentle oak linger, gradually fading into a warm, smoky echo.