2011 Edradour Ballechin Straight from the Cask 12 Year Old Oloroso Cask #260 Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (500ml)

We know there's a growing number of whisky lovers who are discovering the joys of natural strength Ballechin, which is why we continue to hunt for these Highland gems. Single cask bottlings routinely sell out, especially when they're as deep and dark as this. Matured in a single oloroso sherry cask, the outturn was 850 bottles at 58.4%, but we've only secured 36 units. A blast for smoke-heads that's also in the reach of most wallets, if you love Lagavulin or Laphroaig out of sherry, you may like this even more. Don't hesitate. Non chill filtered.

The heavily peated version of Edradour, "Ballechin” comes matured in a wide variety of wood types. The name originates from a fellow Perthshire farm distillery, which sadly closed its doors in 1927. Alfred Barnard, who catalogued all the distilleries in the UK in the 1880’s, made reference to having tasted a peated dram there. The new-age Ballechin is a whisky born out of experimentation but has attained a quasi-cult status in a relatively short time. When Edradour was bought in 2002, Andrew Symington called on the services of Iain Henderson, the former director of Laphroaig to create a second, very peaty malt. Available since 2006 and employing barley peated at a whopping 50ppm - a rate comparable to the smokiest malts of Islay - "Ballechin" was initially sold as a yearly vintage in limited runs of 6000 bottles. There’s now a broader variety available, including private and exclusive bottlings, however the cask strength editions are the most sought after. They remain small-scale single cask releases available in Australia sporadically throughout the year.