Description
According to the distillery the name Ballechin originates from a fellow Perthshire farm distillery, which sadly closed in 1927. There, Alfred Barnard, who catalogued all the distilleries in the UK in the 1880's, made reference to having experienced a peated whisky. This bottling is predominantly from ex-bourbon casks with a generous top dressing of ex-Oloroso sherry casks to create added depth and greater complexity.
Tasting Notes
| Nose |
| Distillery: Herbal and grassy with sweetened smoke. |
| Taste |
| Distillery: Chocolate oak over spicy, earthy smokiness. Complexity rolls over the tongue. |
| Finish |
| Distillery: Smouldering burnt heather on Highland hills. |
The distillery says that Caledonia Edradour is a special single cask release selected by songwriter Dougie MacLean and named after his famous song 'Caledonia'. It is initially matured in bourbon barrels casks followed by an Oloroso finish of 4-5 years. An old fashioned whisky for those looking for how whisky used to be made.
