Cask #378
This is an 11 year old offering from the Ballechin SFTC series, this one being aged in a Bordeaux cask. This was bottled at cask strength with no color added, with an outrun of 403 500ml bottles.
ABV: 53.4%
Nose: Rotting Vegetation, Meaty, tart raspberry, slight maltiness, Bready,
Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Jammy, Rotting Veggie Peat, Meaty, heavey raspberry and strawberry. Campfire Smoke.
Finish: Medium Length, Rasberry and Strawberry Jam, Campfire Smoke, Black Tea, Tart Blueberry.
Rating: 7/10
This is delicious. Full and rich with tons of winey fruity notes tempered by the peat and smoke. The fruit and wine is a bit overpowering the peat but even so this is a delicious bottle and falls into the dessert category for me.
1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.
2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.
3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.
4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.
5 | Good | Good, just fine.
6 | Very Good | A cut above.
7 | Great | Well above average
8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.
9 | Incredible | An all time favorite
10 | Perfect | Perfect
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