The Whisky Exchange had two 20th Anniversary bottlings released in september. One was the Inchmoan 2007 cask #96 , the other one this Ballechin 15 Years which only became available just now.

Ballechin 15 yo 2003 (55%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 20th Anniversary 2019, first-fill Oloroso sherry butt #204, 482 btl.)

Nose: Cuban cigars, walnuts, toasted bread, mixed with sweeter notes. Dark cherry or blackberry jam, burnt raisins and a lot of chocolate ganache. Also heavy pipe smoke, Lapsang and tarry notes underneath. Hints of leather, menthol and bandages. Rather clean by the way, I don’t find...