Ballechin 20 Year Old 2004 Cask #347 First-Fill Port Pipe

Ballechin 20 Year Old 2004 Cask #347 First-Fill Port Pipe is a heavily peated Highland single malt Scotch whisky produced at Edradour Distillery. Distilled on July 25, 2004, this single-cask expression matured for 20 years entirely in first-fill Port Pipe #347 before being bottled on July 25, 2024 at its natural cask strength of 54.7% ABV. Limited to just 691 bottles, the long Port maturation brings rich dark and red fruit sweetness together with Ballechin's robust peat smoke, spice and mature oak character.

Food Pairing: Pair with smoked meats, dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted nuts, berry-based desserts or rich fruitcake.

Tasting Notes: Rich and full-bodied, balancing dense peat smoke with ripe red fruit, caramelized orchard fruit, vanilla and warming oak spice.

Nose: Rich peat smoke meets fresh raspberries, dark fruit, caramelized apple, vanilla and warming spice.

Palate: Full and concentrated, with red berries, rhubarb and sweet fruit layered over oily peat smoke, vanilla and peppery oak.

Finish: Long, smoky and warming, with lingering dark fruit, pepper, vanilla, mature oak and persistent peat.