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Ballechin The Spongetopia Trilogy 15 Year Old, Sherry Hogshead Cask, Edition No. 36C, 2005, Decadent Drinks, 57.3%
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Ballechin The Spongetopia Trilogy 15 Year Old, Sherry Hogshead Cask, Edition No. 36C, 2005, Decadent Drinks, 57.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 25
Average Score
Avg 89
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Description

A 2005 15 year old Ballechin, independently bottled by Decadent Drinks under their Whisky Sponge label as Edition No.36C. This release is part of 'The Spongetopia Trilogy', a series that fuses whisky and sci-fi themes. Matured full term in a second-fill sherry hogshead, it was bottled in 2021 at a natural cask strength of 57.3% ABV with an outturn of 266 bottles. Ballechin is known for its heavily peated whiskies, and this expression is described as a charismatic aged peaty Highland whisky. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Cask type
Sherry Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Decadent Drinks
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
No.36C
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
266
Has box
N.A
Closure
Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
The Spongetopia Trilogy
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Dark, earthy peat, soot, coal, smoky tea leaves, cigar cabinets, overripe black cherries, figs, sweet syrupy notes from sherry, spent matches, hints of sulfur. Some fresh herbs, baked fish, beef stock, chalk, wax, citronella, coastal notes, barley, apple skins, lychee, pineapple. [2, 5, 6]
Palate
Intense heat, chili, black pepper, sweet smoke, cough syrup, dark fruit, dried prune juice, lapsang tea, wine tannins, wood spices, toasted oak, earthen floors, sooty notes, chocolate. Also, mint, jalapeños, wool, bitterness, tangy citrus, minerals, herbal bitterness, pineapple, guava, lemongrass. [2, 5, 6, 8]
Finish
Peppermint, black tea, bitter oak, chili, chocolate, smoke, peat embers. Long finish with bitter chocolate, pipe tobacco, limes, and lemongrass. Briney note and roasted seaweed flavors. [2, 5, 6, 8]
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